Tom Mathews http://weber.edu/tmathews
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Please get in the habit of using the computer to type accent marks and do it as
you type. This is much easier and more porfessional than going back over a document and adding the
marks afterwards. All word processors are capable of doing proper accent
marks in Spanish. Almost all printers are capable of printing them. If you
have a printer that will not do it, use one of the Computer Labs on campus to
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best option is to install a Spanish Keyboard in Windows. This will allow you
to use accent marks in ANY program on the computer, including the desktop,
file names, graphics and word processing. The layout on a Spanish Keyboard is
different (that is, many symbols are in different places than they are on the
English Keyboard).
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To
install the Spanish Keyboard on Windows, click first on "Start"
and then open the "Control Panel."
– Once there click on "Region and Language."
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Now
select the "Keyboards and Languages" tab at the top of the new window and then
click on "Change keyborads..." The large
white box contains a list of the languages and keyboards you have installed.
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To
add a Spanish keyboard, click on "ADD".
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There
is a long list of Spanish spell-checkers available. Any one will do, but I
suggest "Spanish (International Sort)" which will alphabetize lists
the correct (modern) way. Under the language name you will see "Keyboard" and "Other." Check the "Spanish" keyboard.
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Click
"OK" to exit the control panel. Now (perhaps after you restart
your computer) you will see a small square near your system tray (the lower
right row of icons on the task bar at the bottom of your screen in Windows).
Clicking on this little square (or pressing the Ctrl and Shift keys at the same
time) will give you the option of toggling back and forth between any
keyboards you have installed. NOTA BENE: If you install a
non-English keyboard the letters on your actual keyboard (the hardware) will
not necessarily indicate what letter is actually typed. IF YOU INSTALL THE SPANISH KEYBOARD YOU CAN SEE THE KEYBOARD LAYOUT HERE. To type an accent mark on a
Spanish Keyboard, hit the apostrophe followed by the vowel over which you
want the mark. The "ñ" is the colon key; "Ñ" is a capital
colon. Question marks ("¿" and "?") are the "+"
and "_" symbols respectively. The upside down exclamation is the "="
key. Good luck! |
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There is a very cool utility at
http://spanish.typeit.org where you can easily type in Spanish and then cut
and paste into your document.
This is not a solution for people who need to type regularly in Spanish (there
is not other formatting, no spell checker, etc., but it is a quick solution for
people who need a word or two now and then. Other languages besides Spanish can
be found at http://www.typeit.org.
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