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Word Tip

"Typing International Characters"

Microsoft Word can type accented letters and other characters by combining two keystrokes.

Hold the ctrl key and press ` (the accent grave) then press the vowel, such as e.  This results in è being typed.  You can use this technique for any of the following accented letters.

à è ì ò ù À È Ì Ò Ù

Likewise, holding the control key and pressing ' (the apostrophe) and typing the desired letter can type these accented letters.

á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý

The following information is excerpted from Microsoft Office help screen, illustrating many other symbols you can create with this process.

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, Ð CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D
ø, Ø CTRL+/, o or O
¿ ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
¡ ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
ß CTRL+SHIFT+&, s