Accented letters

[rickmoe]

Can someone please repeat how to write the accented letters using my keyboard. There was an easy method, but I can't remember.
Thanks
Rick G

[Georgina]

... in response to Accented letters, posted by rickmoe on Jul 23, 2001

ALT + 160 = á
ALT + 161 = í
ALT + 162 = ó
ALT + 163 = ú
ALT + 164 = ñ
ALT + 165 = Ñ
ALT + 130 = é

Use the numbers right of your keyboard.
Keep ALT pressed while you type the each number one after the other. Then release ALT.

[rickmoe]

... in response to Re: Accented letters, posted by Georgina on Jul 23, 2001

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for!

Rick G

[Cali vet]

... in response to Re: Accented letters, posted by Georgina on Jul 23, 2001

Hey you're great! Thanks so much. That helped a lot!

[Slim]

... in response to Re: Accented letters, posted by Georgina on Jul 23, 2001

Georgina's method is better unless you're going to do a lot of typing, or are anal about punctuation.

[Bueller]

... in response to Accented letters, posted by rickmoe on Jul 23, 2001

My way: if your PC is new enough, you should be able to go into Control Panel and add a Spanish keyboard, which you can then alternate with an English keyboard by pressing alt+shift.
  I don't know what the physical Spanish keyboard would cost in the States, but probably not too much. If you don't want to buy one, you just need to know where the ñ, ´, etc. are.

[Slim]

... in response to Re: Accented letters, posted by Bueller on Jul 23, 2001

Do like Bueller says, then cut up some tiny adhesive labels and affix them to your keys to show the following,

English [ (key to the right of "p") is Spanish accent mark. (Type the [ before you type the vowel.)
English ; is Spanish ñ
English _ (underscore) is Spanish ?
English + is Spanish ¡
English = is Spanish ¿
And, to put the two dots over, say, the top of a u to make it sound like a w, use English : followed by the vowel.