FAQ - How can I type Spanish accents for Escrituras or ANGEL homework?
Windows Codes
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In Windows, combinations of the ALT key plus a numeric code can
be used to type a Spanish character (accented letter or punctuation symbol)
in any Windows application. More detailed instructions about typing
accents with ALT keys 
are available.
Codes for typing Spanish characters:
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Caps
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Á
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ALT+0193 |
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É
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ALT+0201 |
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Í
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ALT+0205 |
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Ñ
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ALT+0209 |
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Ó
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ALT+0211 |
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Ú
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ALT+0218 |
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Ü
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ALT+0220 |
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Lowercase
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á
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ALT+0225 |
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é
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ALT+0233 |
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í
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ALT+0237 |
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ñ
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ALT+0241 |
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ó
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ALT+0243 |
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ú
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ALT+0250 |
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ü
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ALT+0252 |
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Punctuation
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¿
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ALT+0191 |
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¡
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ALT+0161 |
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«
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ALT+0171 |
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»
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ALT+0187 |
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Macintosh Accent Codes
On a Macintosh, you can use combinations of the Option key in conjunction
with other keys to type Spanish characters (accented letters and punctuation
symbols) in any Macintosh application.
You can read the in-depth instructions for Macintosh for more details.
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Caps
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Á
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OPT+e,A |
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É
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OPT+e,E |
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Í
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OPT+e,I |
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Ñ
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OPT+n,N |
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Ó
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OPT+e,O |
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Ú
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OPT+e,U |
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Ü
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OPT+u,U |
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Lowercase
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á
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OPT+e,a |
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é
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OPT+e,e |
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í
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OPT+e,i |
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ñ
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OPT+n,n |
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ó
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OPT+e,o |
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ú
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OPT+e,u |
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ü
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OPT+u,u |
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Punctuation
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¿
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SHIFT+OPT+? |
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¡
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OPT+1 |
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«
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OPT+\ |
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»
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SHIFT+OPT+\ |
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Here are a few more links that may help you type accents on both desktop and laptop computers using the Alt key:
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