The table below lists the letters with supported accents.
Accent |
Sample |
Key Combination |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Acute |
Ó ó |
Ctrl+', V |
'= apostrophe key V= any vowel |
Circumflex |
Ô ô |
Shift+Ctrl+^, V |
|
Grave |
Ò ò |
Ctrl+`, V |
|
Tilde |
Ñ ñ |
Shift+Ctrl+~, V |
Only works with "n, N, o, O, a, A" |
Umlaut |
Ö ö |
Shift+Ctrl+:, V |
:= colon key |
Some examples are:
To enter the character "ó", (Ctrl+',o) hold down the Control key and press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and press "o". The accented letter appears.
To enter the character "Ó", (Ctrl+',O) hold down the Control key and press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and press "O". The accented letter appears.
To enter character "ñ", (Shift+Ctrl+~,n) hold down the Shift key and press the Control key, then press the tilde (~) key. Release all three keys and press "n".
The following table lists other supported foreign characters.
Character |
Name |
Key Combination |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
¡ |
Upside-down exclamation point |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+! |
|
¿ |
Upside-down question mark |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+? |
|
Ç, ç |
French C cedille (caps/lowercase) |
Ctrl+, ,c Ctrl+, ,C |
For ç, press Control, then the comma key. Release then press c. |
Œ, œ |
OE ligature (caps/lowercase) |
Shift+Ctrl+&,o Shift+Ctrl+&,O |
|
ß |
German Sharp/Double S |
Shift+Ctrl+&,S |
|
Ø, ø |
Nordic O slash (caps/lowercase) |
Ctrl+/,o Ctrl+/,O |
|
Å, å |
Nordic A-ring, Angstrom sign (caps/lowercase) |
Shift+Ctrl+@,a Shift+Ctrl+@,A |
A with ring/Angstrom Sign |
Æ, æ |
Old English AE ligature (caps/lowercase) |
Shift+Ctrl+&,a Shift+Ctrl+&,A |
|
Ð, ð |
Old English eth (caps/lowercase) |
Ctrl+',d Ctrl+',D |
Icelandic/Old English eth ' = apostrophe key |