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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" | ||
+ | *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 | ||
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+ | ==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. | ||
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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. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 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. |
Revision as of 15:29, 20 July 2011
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.
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.
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.