you may find it useful to know how to type accents and diacritical marks on a Mac using the keyboard. This should be particularly useful for users who also type or write in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Greek, but obviously this applies to many other latin language scripts...
the Alt (Option) and Windows (Command or Apple) keys are in swapped positions on Mac and PC keyboards. If you’re used to the traditional Mac keyboard layout, it may be really painful to use a PC keyboard. You could, of course,
I've been using CharMap to obtain spanish characters with accents over them. Are there keyboard shortcuts to do this directly in PageMaker on the PC? Thank you.
Another way to put accents on letters is by usingCtrl+key combinations, often referred to as the ‘dead key’ method. A dead key is a key on a keyboard that does not generate a character by itself but modifies the character generated by the key struck immediately after it. These shortcut...
Instead, you can make use of keyboard shortcuts, which we'll explain for both PC and Mac users below. On a PC There are several keyboard shortcuts you can use for Spanish letters and punctuation on your PC. This first set is for newer computers and may only work in Microsoft Office. ...
Solution 1: ALT KEYS: If you are using an IBM compatible computer using Ms dos or windows you can use alt keys. You can write any character if you know the ASCII code number. You must have a keyboard with a number pad (normally on the right). ...
I tested on the same PC with Windows 7 and Linux Mint Cinnamon and tested on another PC with Windows 10 On both Windows 7 and 10 in the Ksnip textbox tool, the keyboard appears to be set up correctly, but does not accept accents above the letters. In Windows if I type "Alt Gr" ...
Your Windows PC has many alt-key shortcuts programmed into it that are pretty easy to type out. However, it should be noted that if you’re using Windows and you have a keyboard with a full number pad, you can only execute these keyboard shortcuts if you use the number keys on your...