Software Tips & Tricks Inserting Accents in Word

By Laura Noble

Previous Software Tips & Tricks articles, Inserting Special Characters & Symbols and Inserting Accents included codes for inserting special characters such as ¢, £, and ÷ and inserting accents such as ù, ç, è into most Windows based products (Excel, Word, WordPerfect, email packages, Publisher, etc.).

This month's tip includes an alternative for inserting accents into WORD: keyboard shortcuts.

• Place cursor where you want the accent inserted.
  
• Type the keyboard shortcut as listed in chart below.
  
• Type the character, upper or lower case, depending on requirement.
  
• Word will automatically insert the letter with an accent.
  
  Accent Sample Keyboard Shortcut
  
  Aigue é Ctrl + ' (apostrophe)
  Grave À Ctrl + ` (apostrophe under the tilde "~")
  Tilde ñ Ctrl + Shift + ~ (tilde)
  Circumflex î Ctrl + Shift + ^
  Dieresis ÿ Ctrl + Shift + : (colon)
  
  Caution: If a letter "normally" is not accented, Word will not place the accent on the letter. For example: Pressing Ctrl + ' followed by b will not add an accent to the letter b.

Stay tuned to Networking Today in the coming months for more Software Tips & Tricks from Noble Software Solutions.

Laura Noble is the owner of Noble Software Solutions. Laura can be contacted at 519-680-2689 or by e-mail at lnoble@noblesoftwaresolutions.com. www.NobleSoftwareSolutions.com

Published in Networking Today, January 2002.