View source for Installing the International Keyboard in Windows XP/Vista

To type accented letters and special punctuation in Spanish, it is recommended that you install the 'International Keyboard' option in Windows XP/Vista.


==Instructions for Windows XP==

*1. Click "Start"
*2. Click "Control Panel"
*3. Click "Regional and Language Options"
*4. Select "Languages" tab
*5. Click "Details..."
*6. Under "Installed Services" click "Add.."
*7. Make sure "Keyboard layout/IME" is checked and select "United States-International"
*8. Click "OK" and exit the system to finalize the installation


==Instructions for Windows Vista==

*1. Click "Control Panel"
*2. Select "Clock, Language and Region"
*3. Under Regional and Language Options, pick "Change keyboard or other input method." 
*4. Select the General tab. Under "Installed Services" click "Add..."
*5. Find the "United States-International" option and select it. 
*6. In the pull-down menu, select "United States-International" as the default language. 
*7. Click OK to exit the menu system and finalize the installation.


==Using the "right-Alt"==

Once installed, the international keyboard then allows you to do the following:

* 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. 

* 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.