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Typing in Spanish
Microsoft Word
Proper Spanish requires diacritical marks. Typing
accented vowels such as “á,” “é,” “í,” “ó,” “ú,” the dieresis “ü,” and “ñ,”
and “Ñ” in Spanish is easy!
When typing in Microsoft Word, first set the language
to Spanish. Click the
Review tab >
Language >
Set Proofing Language >
Spanish (Choose any Spanish-speaking country). You may now use
the Windows Spanish keyboard and Word will check for spelling and grammar
errors in Spanish.
Word also provides shortcuts to insert characters
that are not shown on the keyboard. When you press some key combinations,
nothing appears on the screen until you release the key combination and
press the next key. If the next key corresponds to a character over which
the specified accent may be placed, the correct accented character is
inserted.
Ctrl + ' + a = á
In the example shown above, when you press
Ctrl plus the
apostrophe key,
then release those keys and press the letter a, Word inserts the character
á.
To Insert |
Press |
Release, Then
Type |
Ñ, ñ |
Ctrl + Shift + ~ |
N, n |
á, é, í, ó, ú |
Ctrl + ' |
a, e, i, o, u |
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú |
Ctrl + ' |
A, E, I, O, U |
Ü, ü |
Ctrl + Shift + " |
U, u |
¿ |
? |
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¡ |
! |
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To insert
the upside-down question mark or upside-down exclamation mark, make sure
the proofing language is set to Spanish. Then type in the
question mark or exclamation mark, which automatically turn upside down. If
you use a public computer, you may type accented vowels and ñ using ANSI
character codes. Remember to hold the
Alternate key down while typing the corresponding number on
the
number pad.
Apple
To Insert |
Press |
Release, Then
Type |
Ñ, ñ |
Option + n |
N, n |
á, é, í, ó, ú |
Option + e |
a, e, i, o, u |
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú |
Option + e |
A, E, I, O, U |
Ü, ü |
Option + u |
U, u |
¿ |
Option + Shift + ? |
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¡ |
Option + 1 |
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Windows 10
Spanish Keyboard
The best way is to switch to the Spanish keyboard. If
you use Windows, click
START > Settings > Time and Language > Language >
Add Preferred Language >
Spanish > Add Keyboard >
Spanish QWERTY. When typing, press Windows Key + Space Bar to
toggle between the English and Spanish keyboards.
Spanish ANSI Character Codes (On number pad only) |
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¡ = ALT + 173 |
í = ALT + 161 |
Ñ = ALT + 165 |
¿ = ALT + 168 |
ó = ALT + 162 |
ª = ALT + 166 |
á = ALT + 160 |
ú = ALT + 163 |
º = ALT +167 |
É = ALT + 144 |
ü = ALT + 129 |
« = ALT + 174 |
é = ALT + 130 |
ñ = ALT + 164 |
» = ALT + 175 |