ACCENTED LETTERS

There are two way to place accented/international letters into your document, the first using the shortcut keys listed below.  The first step is to type in the accent first, ie. If you want to use an é in Résumé, press the shortcut combination CTRL+ (Apostrophe), release the key and enter the letter e.

The second option is to use alt key ASCII code combinations which are shown on the next page.

à, è, ì, ò, ù
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù                           CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý                      CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û                           CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter
ã, ñ, õ
Ã, Ñ, Õ                                   CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ                       CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter
å, Å                                         CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
æ, Æ                                        CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
œ, Œ                                        CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
ç, Ç                                          CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C
ð, Р                                         CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D
ø, Ø                                          CTRL+/, o or O
¿                                               ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
¡                                               ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
ß                                              CTRL+SHIFT+&, s

Another method of placing Accented characters and other symbols is to use the Symbol option from the Insert menu.  By viewing the normal text option in symbols you will see many more accented letters and characters, with many already having shortcut keys.  To view the shortcut keys click with the mouse on a selected character and the shortcut (if any) will be shown at the top left of the dialogue box.  You can also give symbols and characters that you use frequently Shortcut keystrokes (remember to try to use the ALT + Letter keystrokes or you may overwrite already created shortcuts).

To place accented letters into your document you can use the ALT key and the corresponding number from the Numerical Keypad (ensure that the Num Lock light is on).  Below is a list of the common accented letters and other symbols.

Alt + Keypad Number         Accented Letter          Alt + Keypad Number           Accented Letter