grammar accents
How do I get my computer to write accents where needed?
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Hello, and welcome to the forum. I like to use this program, written by someon here on SpanishDict. When you run it, all you have to do is press the Windows Logo key and the letter you want an accent on. It does all the vowels with accents (capital letters, too), ñ, ü, and the upside down question and exclamation marks. You do have to restart it every time you turn your computer on, but you can just leave it in your downloads folder. I prefer it to changing your keyboard because that option affects the functionality of the apostrophe key, but a lot of people prefer that option. Here is a link to some instructions on how to change your keyboard if you want to do that. Or, if you're only worried about it here on SpanishDict, you can always use the blue letters below all the text boxes. Just click on the one you want to insert and voila. Hope this helps.
My favorite way to do this is to use the Windows Language Bar. I'm not sure if that is mentioned in the tech support section or not. You have to change your Regional and Language Options, adding the Spanish language and the keyboard. It really is not that hard. In Windows Help and Support, seach using the word, "language", then select Add an Input Language. Follow the directions to open Regional and Language Options. Click the Keyboard and Languages tab and then click on the button that says Change Keyboards. You will not be changing a keyboard, just adding one. Under the General tab, click Add. In the Add Input Language box, double click the Spanish that you want to use - Spanish (Spain, International Sort), Spanish (Mexico), ect. After that you may have to click the word, Keyboard, under your selection to view the keyboards. I prefer the Latin American keyboard. Put a check in the box beside your preferrred keyboard and click OK. That box will close. Keep clicking OK until all the boxes are closed.To show the Language Bar, right-click the taskbar, point to Toolbars, and then click Language bar. Once the Language bar is displayed, you can right-click it to display options for changing its settings, including docking it on the taskbar or displaying it vertically instead of horizontally. I dock mine to the task bar. Then, whenever I want to switch to Spanish, I just click on the ES button on the Language Bar when I want Spanish and then the EN button when I want English again. You will have to do this (press the EN or ES button) for every open program, for example, your word processor and your Internet browser. You will have to relearn about 20 keys, but of those you will only use about 6 or 7 often. For example, to put an accent over the vowels, press the [ key before the vowel. The ñ is the **; key**, the ¿ is the = key, and the ¡ is the + key. Like I said, it works great for me, especially since I type about 6 to 12 pages of Spanish a week. I am using Windows Vista Business, so the process may be a little different if you are using another version of Windows.
Hi Janna, welcome to the forum
Please have a look in the technical support . You will find lots of help there
