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− | To type accented letters and special punctuation in Spanish, it is recommended that you install the 'International Keyboard' option in Windows XP/Vista.
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− | ==Instructions for Windows XP==
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− | *1. Click "Start"
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− | *2. Click "Control Panel"
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− | *3. Click "Regional and Language Options"
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− | *4. Select "Languages" tab
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− | *5. Click "Details..."
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− | *6. Under "Installed Services" click "Add.."
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− | *7. Make sure "Keyboard layout/IME" is checked and select "United States-International"
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− | *8. Click "OK" and exit the system to finalize the installation
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− | ==Instructions for Windows Vista==
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− | *1. Click "Control Panel"
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− | *2. Select "Clock, Language and Region"
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− | *3. Under Regional and Language Options, pick "Change keyboard or other input method."
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− | *4. Select the General tab. Under "Installed Services" click "Add..."
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− | *5. Find the "United States-International" option and select it.
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− | *6. In the pull-down menu, select "United States-International" as the default language.
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− | *7. Click OK to exit the menu system and finalize the installation.
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− | ==Using the "right-Alt"==
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− | Once installed, the international keyboard then allows you to do the following:
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− | * Add the accents to the vowels, press the right-Alt key at the same time as the vowel.
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− | Example: To type á, press the right-Alt key and the a at the same time. If you're capitalizing to make Á, you'll have to press three keys simultaneously — the a, right-Alt and the shift key.
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− | * Add special characters.
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− | Example: Angular quotation markets (« and ») can be created by pressing the right-Alt key and one of the bracket keys simultaneously. The inverted question mark (¿) and inverted exclamation point (¡) are also done similarly. Press right-Alt and the 1 key (which also is used for the exclamation point) for the inverted exclamation point; for the inverted question mark, press right-Alt and the question mark key at the same time.
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