Spanish+Accents+and+Punctuation+Codes

Using Cryptic Codes
If, for some reason, you don't want to change your keyboard, you can always type in the troublesome cryptic codes. Using this arcane system, the following codes apply: When using this utterly out-dated system, there are two important things to remember. First, when you type in the numbers, some keyboards require that you use the "numeric keypad" located to the side, rather than the numbers along the top. Second, on some keyboards, only one of the two Alt keys will work for this.
 * **á** = Alt + 0225
 * **é** = Alt + 0233
 * **í** = Alt + 0237
 * **ó** = Alt + 0243
 * **ú** = Alt + 0250
 * **ñ** = Alt + 0241
 * **ü** = Alt + 0252
 * **¡** = Alt + 0161
 * **¿** Alt + 0191


 * If you do not want to use the cryptic codes, you can add an international keyboard to your computer by following these steps. **

Windows 3.11

 * 1) Close all of your programs.
 * 2) Shut your system down.
 * 3) Re-start your system.
 * 4) Click on the "Control Panel" icon.
 * 5) Click on the "Keyboard" icon.
 * 6) For Keyboard Layout choose "International - US" from the menu.
 * 7) You may be required to insert one of your Windows diskettes or CD-ROM.
 * 8) When finished, shut down your system.
 * 9) Restart your system.
 * 10) Read the instructions for "Using the U.S. - International Keyboard" below.

Window 95-98 and beyond
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 * 1) Close all of your programs.
 * 2) Shut your system down.
 * 3) Re-start your system.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Open Control Panel. (Start - Settings - Control Panel)
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Double-click "Keyboard" icon.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Click on "Language" tab.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Click on "Properties" button.
 * 8) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Choose "United States - International" from the menu.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Click on "OK" button.
 * 10) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">You may be required to insert your Windows CD-ROM.
 * 11) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">When finished, shut down your system.
 * 12) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Restart your system.
 * 13) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;"> Read the instructions for "Using the U.S. - International Keyboard" below.

<span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #d67b07; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em;">Windows Vista
<span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Start-->Control Panel-->Clock, Language, Region-->Change Keyboards
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">New Window: Click the Change Keyboards button
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">New Window: Click the Add button
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Select United States-International keyboard
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">Click OK
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">From drop down menu (Default Input Language) select United States International

<span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #d67b07; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em;">Using the U.S. - International Keyboard
<span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em;">If you followed the above directions carefully, your keyboard will now react slightly differently than it did before. First of all, notice that if you strike the single apostrophe (') key, nothing happens. To type the single apostrophe now, you must strike the single apostrophe key and then strike the space bar. When you strike the spacebar, the apostrophe will appear. <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em;">The next thing to note is that the quotes (") key behaves the same way as the apostrophe key. You must first strike the quotes key and then strike the space bar in order to create the (") symbol. These two minor inconveniences are more than made up for by the ease with which you can now type the special characters. <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em;">To type the special characters, two keystrokes are required. To type the **á**, you need only strike the apostrophe key and then the letter a. The other characters are just as easy: <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em;">To type the special punctuation characters, you need to hold down on the Alt key while you strike the appropriate punctuation mark. On some keyboards, only one of the two Alt keys will work for this.
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**á** = ' + a
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**é** = ' + e
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**í** = ' + i
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**ó** = ' + o
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**ú** = ' + u
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**ñ** = ~ + n
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**ü** = " + u
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**¡** = Alt (hold down) + !
 * <span style="background-color: #e4e2d5; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: ArialMT,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 10px;">**¿** = Alt (hold down) + ?

Mac Users
To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key, and while holding it down, type the letter e; then release those keys and type the letter that you want the accent to appear on: For the ñ, hold down the Option key while you type the n; release and type n again. To place the diaeresis over the u, hold down the Option key while pressing the u key; release and type u again.
 * **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
 * **ñ** = Opt + n, then n
 * **ü** = Opt + u, then u
 * The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:
 * **¡** = Opt + 1
 * **¿** Opt + shift + ?