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Keyboard Accents

accent is a spelling element which is part of the Spanish language. The fact that it only exists in this language makes it very difficult for the rest of the world to use them. In fact, if they are not used, they lead to a serious spelling error. We know that there are keyboards that do not have the possibility of adding accents and, for that reason, we are going to tell you how to do it on a keyboard other than Spanish.

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Copy and paste the accent

It is the simplest way to do it but, in the long run, it can be expensive. Keep in mind that there is a large number of words in Spanish with an accentAnd having to do this process every time you want to put one on can waste a lot of time. Despite this, its ease makes it one of the most used.

To put the accent you will only have to go to a text on the Internet that has it and then perform a copy and pasteof the vowel in the text you are writing. Afterwards, you will only have to modify the letter you use.

You can use the copy and paste keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V,respectively).

Write accents on the PC itself

To do this you will have to use the shortcut keys on your keyboard. It is a much faster method than the previous one. For grave accents, you will have to hold down the 'Control' key plus the apostrophe and the letter you want to accentuate. It is usually located on the key that has the ~ symbol.

If you want to accentuate sharp words,You must hold down the 'Control' key plus the apostrophe key and the letter to be accented. For the circumflex accents,Hold down the 'Shift' and 'Control' keys, plus the number 6 and the letter you want to accentuate. In the case of having to write the accent of the letter 'ñ', you will have to press the letters 'Shift' plus 'Control', the apostrophe ~ and the letter 'n'.

And finally, in case you want to put the umlautto a vowel, you will have to hold down the 'Control' keys, plus 'Shift', plus the colon ':' and the selected letter.

With numerical codes

Or also called ASCII codes. They usually work only with Microsoft Office. In other programs you will have to try it. These numerical codes use the 'Alt' key as their base key. Now we tell you what are the number seriesthat you will have to use to get the accents you want. Remember, you need to hold down the 'Alt' key while entering the necessary numbers. We already warned you that you are going to have to have them written down somewhere so you can use them whenever you want. The method is much slower than the previous ones but very effective.

To put serious accents:

à = 0224
À = 0192
è = 0232
È = 0200
ì = 0236
Ì = 0204
ò = 0242
Ò = 0210
u = 0249
Ù = 0217

To put acute accents:

á = 0225
Á = 0193
is = 0233
E = 0201
í = 0237
Í = 0205
or = 0243
Ó = 0211
u = 0250
Ú = 0218

To put circumflex accents:

â=0226
Â = 0194
ê = 0234
Ê = 0202
î = 0238
Î = 0206
ô = 0244
Ô = 0212
û = 0251
Û = 0219

To add accents:

ã = 0227
Ã=0195
ñ = 0241
Ñ =0209
õ = 0245
Õ = 0213

To put an umlaut:

ä = 0228
Ä = 0196
ë = 0235
Ë = 0203
ï = 0239
Ï = 0207
ö = 0246
S = 0214
u = 0252
U = 0220

Create accents on Mac

We tell you how to do it with the attack keys.

For serious accents. To do this, hold down the 'Option' key plus the apostrophe and the letter you want to accentuate.

For acute accents. You will have to press the 'Option' keys plus the letter 'E' at the same time and then press the desired letter.

For circumflex accents. In this case, press the 'Option' key plus the letter 'I' followed by the letter you want to accentuate.

For the accent. Press the 'Option' key along with the letter 'N'. Next, he releases both keys and presses the letter you want to add the accent to.

For the umlaut. Hold down the 'Option' keys plus the letter 'U'. Release them and then press the 'Shift' key plus the letter you want to put the umlaut on.

Reconfigure the keyboard

We tell you how to reconfigure the keyboard so that it is easier for you to include accents.

In the case of Windows XP

You will have to go to the control panel and follow this path: Date – Time – Language – Region options.
Click on the 'Languages' tab.
Next, click on 'Details'.
Select the 'Add' option and choose the language.
Finally, go back to 'Languages' and click 'Change language' while pressing 'Alt' + 'Shift'.

In the case of Windows 8 and 10

Go to the control panel and click on the languages icon.
Click 'Options'.
Next, select 'Add new method' and select the language you want.

In the case of Mac

Go to 'System Preferences'
Click on the 'International' icon.
Select 'Input Menu' and choose the language you want.
Next, select 'Show input menu in menu bar' and from there you can choose the type of keyboard you want.

As you can see, they exist countless methods to type accents on the keyboard. Some, simpler than others. So, in case you need it, choose the way that is most comfortable for you and put it into practice.