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Where are the vowels on keyboard?

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I do not know where to find spanish vowels on keyboard?ó

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updated Nov 20, 2010
posted by macznelson

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I would suggest that you add the US International keyboard rather than a Spanish keyboard. A Spanish keyboard moves some of the punctuation symbols to other keys and you will have to memorize a new layout. The US international keyboard only effects your apostrophe key. All of the other characters will stay on the keyboard as you see them now. Adding the accents to vowels is accomplished by first hitting the apostrophe key then the appropriate vowel.

If you simply remove the US keyboard and only use the US international keyboard, then you do not have to bother with the switching between keyboards.

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updated Nov 20, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
You get my vote, I didn't know about the US International option, and I am always searching around for punctuation marks I haven't memorized yet or having to switch back. :) - athegr8, Nov 20, 2010
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Do you mean the accent marks? You will have to enable them on your keyboard, if you have a PC you can go to Control Panel --> Date, Time and Languages --> Add a Language. Once you enable the Spanish on your keyboard, you will be able to switch back and forth as you wish (you may have to restart your computer first). A little bar will appear on the bottom of your screen, when you click it it will show EN for English, ES for Spanish. Choose ES, and to make an accented vowel, hit the ' (apostrophe key) and then the vowel you want to accent. Hope that helps. smile

updated Nov 20, 2010
posted by athegr8