Typing Accent Marks

    On a PC with a number pad on the side:

• Make sure NUM LOCK is on
• Hold down the ALT key
• Type the code for the accented letter you want

    In Microsoft Word:

• The ALT codes listed above work in Microsoft Word, but there is an alternate method explained below
  

             á  é  í ó  ú  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key and the ['] key, then release both. Then type the vowel you want to be accented (lower or upper case).
               
                à  è  ù  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key and the [~] key, then release both. Then type the vowel you want to be accented (lower or upper case).

                â  ê  î  ô  û  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key, [SHIFT] key, and the [6] key, then release. Then type the vowel you want to be accented .

                ñ  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key, [SHIFT] key, and the [~] key. Then type n or N.

           ç  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key and the [,] key. Then type c or C.

               ë  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key, [SHIFT] key, and the [;] key, then release. Then type e. This also works for any letter with an umlaut.

           ¿  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key, [ALT] key,  [SHIFT] key, and the [?] key, then release. Then type ?.

           ¡  -  Press and hold the [CTRL] key, [ALT] key,  [SHIFT] key, and the [!] key, then release. Then type !.

     On a Mac:

• Accent Codes for the Macintosh

    On an iPhone or iPad:

• You can type accent marks on an iPhone or iPad by simply holding down the letter or punctuation mark you want to add the accent to. A row of accented versions of the letter will pop up.

  To select the accented letter you want, keep holding your finger down and slide it across the screen. Remove your finger from the screen when the accented letter you want is highlighted.