Spanish Keyboard Accents - How to type them?

Question

Okay, so I added the Spanish (United States) keyboard to my Windows 10 computer and am now typing with it. However, I'm having a problem... I can't seem to place accent marks. I am using these resources: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100808/how-to-type-spanish-letters-and-accents-#.ViVOkmus42Y and http://mylingos.com/keyboards/latinamerican.html

The dead key is working fine but if I press ' and a for example, at the same time, it comes out as 'a or a', not as á. Am I doing something wrong? I can type à just fine using the dead key and the } key but that's not what I want for Spanish. Even though it says you simply press ' and a, for example, to achieve the accent mark, I have also tried all sorts of dead key combinations, and nothing has worked for me.

Thanks in advance.

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Answer 1

Hi Toje,

You can use this instead.

Press ALT + (the following number fron the number key board)

Alt 160 á Alt 130 é Alt 161 í Alt 162 ó Alt 163 ú Alt 164 ñ Alt 165 Ñ

My computer has a totally different set of alt numbers which I have memorized. Are your numbers for a Mac? - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015

OK I just found out how to use it. So what Ezio is trying to say is hold down ALT key. Then go over to you number pad and type in the numbers requested for that letter. Let off ALT key and you have that letter. - Matjam, Oct 19, 2015

I meant your number pad. The number pad is on your far right and are not the numbers at the top of your keyboard. - Matjam, Oct 19, 2015

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Oct 19, 2015

Answer 2

You can type Typing Accents - Ways to Cheat in the question box. If you would like to use them on your lap top download the program Vikingo posted on this question: "Typing Accents - Ways to Cheat" third answer down.

I can't post an active link so use the search function on the Q&A as I suggested. My laptop does not allow me to use the Alt + number codes and Vikingo's program works fine for me.