ACCENT MARKS/CHARACTERS IN SPANISH
In Spanish there is an accent mark over some vowels to show where
the word is stressed.
There is a letter ñ that has a mark called a "tilde." This letter is
pronounced like the "ny" of "canyon."
There is an upside-down question mark to begin a question and an
upside-down exclamation mark to begin an exclamation.
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One way to type accent marks or characters in Spanish in any
program is to do the following:
1. Turn on the key labeled "num lock" located on the top right of
the keyboard.
2. Hold down the "alt" key and type the following numbers using
the number pad on the right of the keyboard:
130-é
160-á
161-í
162-ó
163-ú
164-ñ
168--¿
173--¡
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Another way is to go to the top to "Insert." Find "Symbol" and
click on it. Then look at the symbol chart that appears, find your
symbol and click "Insert."
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A third way to put an accent mark on your letter, that will work
only in Microsoft Word, is to press down on Ctrl+ ' (apostrophe),
let go and then type your letter. Your letter should appear with
the accent mark in place! To make a tilde over the n, hold down
Ctrl, Shift and the ~ (next to the #1 on most keyboards), let go
and push the “n”. To make a “¡” press Crtl + shift + alt and the
number “1” all at the same time. To make a “¿” press Crtl +
shift + alt and the “?” all at the same time.
IF YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND YOU ARE NOT WORKING IN MICROSOFT
WORD:
Hold down the Shift key, and while holding it down, hit your number
lock key (NumLk). On my laptop, the number lock key also says
"ScrLk" and it is on the very top of my keyboard, two keys over from
the power button. If you have an HP, it may look like a padlock and
with some arrows on it.
Now, when you need an accent mark, hold down the Alt button and
type the following numbers using your *number pad* --not the
numbers which go along the top of your keyboard, but the numbers
which are on the letter keys. For example, the letter U key also has a
number 4 on it and the letter L key also has a number 3 on it. These
are the numbered keys you want to use. Use the following numbers to
get your accented characters:
130-é
160-á
161-í
162-ó
163-ú
164-ñ
168--¿
173--¡
HOW TO DO ACCENT MARKS ON A MACINTOSH:
To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key, and while
holding it down, type the letter vowel; then release those keys and
type the letter that you want the accent to appear on:
á = Opt + e, then a
é = Opt + e, then e
í = Opt + e, then i
ó = Opt + e, then o
ú = Opt + e, then u
ü = Opt + u, then u
For the tilde on the n:
ñ = Opt + n, then n
The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:
¡ = Opt + 1
¿ = Opt + shift + ?
Your learning management system may not allow you to type symbols.
Therefore, you may need to cut and paste from Microsoft Word. Your
words need to be spelled correctly, with the appropriate accent mark
or symbol.