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Spanish hotkeys ( accents )

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¡ Hola! Most Spanish beginners have problems with español accents which are not found in keyboard at all . there are some codes that you can use them for every accent but here is a software you just need to download and use it . No need to memorize the codes

Spanish accents CapsLock

Instruction : A simple hotkey program that provides a quick and intuitive way to type accented characters used in Spanish. Hold down CapsLock and press ‘a’ to type ‘á’. Hold down Shift as well to type Á.

The program does not require installation; simply download and run, and you can start typing accents!

To prevent accidental activation of CapsLock when typing accents, you must hit the CapsLock key twice in rapid succession to turn CapsLock on and off.

Source : http://www.onehourprogramming.com/spanish-accents/

http://www.onehourprogramming.com/downloads/Spanish Accents CapsLock.exe

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updated Sep 16, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by La_princesa
The link does not seem to function. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2011
I havn't heard of this, thank you Princesa for sharing this. :) - EL_MAG0, Sep 16, 2011

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That is interesting. The web site says that it does not install. If that is true, how do you uninstall it if you do not like the program?

This is a bad feature:

Note: You must restart the program every time you restart your computer.

They even put this on their homepage:

In short, the only situation where another solution is better is if you need to type other languages regularly than English and Spanish. In that case, I would recommend the U.S.-International keyboard method.

also

no Mac version is available

áé ñ »«¿¡Á (the i o and u w won''t work for me) That may be because I have the US International keyboard installed on my computer rather the the US one.

Simple enough program, but the "dead" key is the Caps Lock key which is awkward to reach. The "dead" key on the US International keyboard is the apostrophe key which doesn't require moving your hand if you "touch" type.

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updated Sep 16, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507