If you write letters, create presentations, or other documents in languages other than English, you will often need to add special characters not found in the English character set (é, ü ñ, ¿, etc.)
To add these characters in Microsoft Office:
- à è ì ò ù – À È Ì Ò Ù
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the ` key, and then press the desired letter.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the ` key, and then press the desired letter.
- á é í ó ú ý – Á É Í Ó Ú Ý
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the ‘ key, and then press the desired letter.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the e key, and then press the desired letter.
- â ê î ô û – Â Ê Î Ô Û
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the ^ key, and then press the desired letter.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the i key, and then press the desired letter.
- ã ñ õ – Ã Ñ Õ
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the ~ key, and then press the desired letter.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the n key, and then press the desired letter.
- ä ë ï ö ü ÿ – Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü Ÿ
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the : key, and then press the desired letter.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the u key, and then press the desired letter.
- å Å
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the @ key, and then press the letter a or A.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter a or A.
- æ
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press & and then press the letter a.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the ‘ key.
- œ
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the & key, and then press the letter o.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter q.
- ç Ç
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the + key, and then press the letter c or C.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter c or C.
- ð
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the ‘ key, and then press the letter d.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter d.
- ø Ø
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the + key. Then press the / key, and then press the letter o or O.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter o or O.
- ¿
- Windows: Hold down the Alt key. Then hold down the Control key, and then press the ? key.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the Shift key, and then press the ? key.
- ¡
- Windows: Hold down the Alt key. Then hold down the Control key, and then press the ! key.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the 1 key.
- ß
- Windows: Hold down the Control key. Then press the & key, and then press the letter s.
- Mac: Hold down the Option key. Then press the letter s.
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