Using Spanish accents and special characters with Microsoft Word:
1.
When in doubt, look under “Insert” in the menu across the top and then “Symbol” to find the desired letter or punctuation.
2.
Shortcut keys already programmed in Microsoft Word:
•
For vowels

Press
CTRL
and then
‘ at the same time in that sequence.

Let go and press the desired vowel
•
For
¡

Press
CTRL then
ALT then
SHIFT
then
1 in that order and all at the same time (do not release any of the keys)
•
For
¿

Press
CTRL then
ALT then
SHIFT
then
/ in that order and all at the same time (do not release any of the keys)
3.
For the ñ
•
This key may need to be reprogrammed on your computer
•
Click the “Insert” tab in the menu across the top and then “Symbol”
•
Click on “More Symbols”
•
Find the ñ
•
Select it and then click on
SHORTCUT KEY…
•
In the box under “Press new shortcut key,” type in the following

Press
CTRL
and then
‘
at the same time in that sequence.

Let go and press
n

Click
ASSIGN

Click
CLOSE

Click
CLOSE again
•
You should now have the same shortcut assigned for ñ as the one used above for the vowels.
•
For ñ :

Press
CTRL
and then
‘
at the same time in that sequence.

Let go and press n http://www.lingolex.com/spanishascii.htm
Here is a list of Spanish characters with their alt numbers (works only with number pad…will not work on typical laptop keyboard). You will need these codes for Excel and PowerPoint.
á 160
é 130
í 161
ó 162
ú 163
É 144
¿ 168
¡ 173
ª 166
º 167
Ñ 164
ñ 165