How to Better Type Foreign Words When You Work with Windows Keyboards

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How to Better Type Foreign Words When You Work with Windows Keyboards
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Using some computers reminds us of keyboards that do not provide direct input of some characters such as accents, dieresis, and cedilla. Therefore, we have to make the necessary combinations in order to get the right words. Following is for Windows references.

Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries eventually reflect popular choices. And the Internet is allowing more people to influence spelling than ever before.” — David Crystal

1. Uppercase Letters (French):

 Alt + 0192 make À

Alt + 0194 make Â

Alt + 0198 make Æ

Alt + 0200 make È

Alt + 0201 make É

Alt + 0202 make Ê

Alt + 0203 make Ë

Alt + 0206 make Î

Alt + 0207 make Ï

Alt + 0212 make Ô

Alt + 0140 make Œ

Alt + 0217 make Ù

Alt + 0219 make Û

Alt + 0220 make Ü

Alt + 0199 make Ç

2. Lowercase Letters (French):

 Alt + 131 make â

Alt + 133 make à

Alt + 0230 make æ

Alt + 130 make é

Alt + 138 make è

Alt + 136 make ê

Alt + 137 make ë

Alt + 140 make î

Alt + 139 make ï

Alt + 147 make ô

Alt + 0156 make œ

Alt + 150 make û

Alt + 151 make ù

Alt + 0252 make ü

Alt + 135 make ç

3. Symbols:

 Alt + 124 make |

Alt + 174 make «

Alt + 175 make »

Alt + 248 make °

Alt + 0128 make €

Alt + 0153 make ™

Alt + 0162 make ¢

Alt + 0169 make ©

Alt + 0174 make ®

Alt + 0188 make ¼

Alt + 0189 make ½

Alt + 0190 make ¾

4. Uppercase Letters (Spanish):

Alt + 0193 make Á

Alt + 0201 make É

Alt + 0205 make Í

Alt + 0211 make Ó

Alt + 0218 make Ú

Alt + 0220 make Ü

Alt + 0209 make Ñ

Alt + 0191 make ¿

Alt + 0161 make ¡

5. Lowercase Letters (Spanish):

Alt + 0225 make á

Alt + 130 make é

Alt + 0237 make í

Alt + 0243 make ó

Alt + 0250 make ú

Alt + 0252 make ü

Alt + 0241 make ñ

Alt + 0191 make ¿

Alt + 0161 make ¡

Depending on your situation, you may already be familiar with holding the Alt key and typing the right number from the numeric keys of the right part of your main Windows keyboard to get the desired results.

Remember, the right support will help you protect the right values, achieve the right dreams, and overcome the right challenges.

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