Spanish writing (closed)
First thanks for helping to learn spanish b'cause i'm a beginner. How can I earn points and badges? How can I write with the spanish accents?not in this website because I know that there are the letters ready underneath
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Typing Spanish Characters
One of our members, Vikingo, created his own small computer programme for making all the Spanish accented letters, inverted question marks (¿), and inverted exclamation marks (¡) and other characters. I understand the program works on desktop computers. It also works on laptop computers using Windows as an operationg system.
Here is what Vikingo had to say about his programme:
Run this ... . Vikingo's "Spanish.exe" You'll have your characters available within 10 seconds from clicking the link. It doesn't require any slideshows or instructional videos, though there is a help screen that pops up when the program starts. Type your Spanish letters by using the windows key + the letter in question (like win+e for é, or win+q for ¿), or press ctrl+space for a menu where you can choose all kinds of international characters. So ctrl+space and then x will give you ¡.
Here is the "Windows" key Vikingo refers to. On a windows keyboard, it is located to the left (and sometimes also to the right) of the spacebar. It is the key between " Ctrl" and "Alt".
I have used it for almost two years. It is simple and easy and I've added it to my startup list so it is seamlessly in place every time I re-start my comouter. Pay attention to the opening prompt which asks if you want to use the shortcut keys. Read over the very brief instructions and perhaps make a note of them for your first couple of times you use them. After that it is a real "piece of cake".
If you want to use this program, remember to 'Save' it to your computer and not to just 'Run' it when the 'File Download' window is opened.
Here are a couple of comments from other users of this program
"That is the same one I recommend, very easy and convenient." - Yeser007,2010 "This program rocks! Thank you, Vikingo." - gableslizard,2010
If you wish to look at alternatives, SpanishDict has a reference page with instructions for setting up your keyboard. That reference page is here ----> How to Type Spanish Characters
Look here -> Beginners Guide
Welcome to the forum, you can find lots of answers on badges, points and accents on the site, thanks for making a search
If you have Microsoft word, you can open a page, go to insert and then to symbols. You should find most of what you want there. You canthen set a shortcut for each one. I use it for Spanish and Slovenian, typing out what I want to say and then "cut and paste" to the final destination - usually Facebook in my case.
There is also a free website called ''Type it'' where you can find accents for most if not all Spanish words. This is a multilingual website where you can find accents for many other languages. You will need to click on the specific langauge that you want; in this case, Spanish:
Here is a direct link to the home page: link text
