Spanish symbols using Windows 10

Question

Hola a todos! My tower died and I had to get a new one. I'm now struggling along with Windows 10 on the new PC. I've added a language so I can switch from one to the other on my keyboard. The only problem is that Win 10 decides when it wants to put the accents. It doesn't allow to put them in manually, which I could do perfectly fine with my old Windows. All I'd like to do is to be able to put in the accents, etc, manually again, such as click on the ' and then type the letter.

Now it seems that I'll be mis-grammaring (just made that up) my Spanish words on a regular basis (not good if I'm working in Fluencia, which I've got set to count my answer wrong if I don't put in an accent). Windows 10, to my knowledge, has no desire to put in the accent in past tense, such as trabaje.

I also hate having to switch back & forth on the keyboard setting (windows symbol + spacebar, choose language).

Has anybody else figured out how to type Spanish with Windows 10 on an American keyboard? I've looked all over the internet and the instructions for Windows 8, etc. don't work with Windows 10.

Another thing that would be helpful is a picture of the Spanish keyboard and which key is which in the Spanish language.

I'm trying not to get too frustrated, because there has to be a fix for this other than typing in ALT+numbers. Thanks very much!

Here's how Win 10 puts in these sentences (it does put in SOME accents).

A veces estudiamos aqui. (no accent on aqui) Ayer trabaje (argh!!) mucho en mi nueva agencia. (past tense) Cuantos anos tienes realmente (no accents in cuantos or anos, and no question mark).

I have windows 10 and it worked fine until they did the recent update. I found out from Microsoft to go back to my first windows 10 until they find a fix for the new updated windows 10. - rac1, Oct 28, 2016

I did and now I'm having no problems. - rac1, Oct 28, 2016

Thanks, rac! I only have the Win 10 that came with the computer this week. If I can get the Spanish keyboard to print I can make stickers from the keys I need and put them on the keyboard. :) - Findy, Oct 28, 2016

The only thing I haven't figured out now is how to manually add a tilde. - Findy, Oct 28, 2016

I use an American International. It allows me to do accents, does not mess up the English too much, and does not require switching. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 28, 2016

see my second answer - hoe it helps - Mardle, Oct 30, 2016

Answer 1

I use lexibar. if you can touch type it may be inconvenient. I'm not sure what keyboard I have, but can place all the accents from the keyboard but haven't worked out the following ¿¡ñ Good luck - I have windows 10 on my computer

Lexibar

Wow! And this is for windows 10 too. Thanks, amiga. :) - rac1, Oct 28, 2016

Answer 2

I am using a second hand Toshiba laptop. It has a numeric keypad so I could use that. I suspect it is an international keyboard. There is a tilde ~ above the # key but I do not know how to add it to an n [hence my use of lexibar] However so far as the tildes on vowels all I do is press the ALT GR key on the right of the space bar and then hit the vowel I want - I haven't worked out how to add an umlaut to the u [I use lexibar] If I use my tablet this is not an issue. Hope this works on your keypad Findy

On my laptop it has the option to switch to a Spanish keyboard. Thanks, amiga. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2016

Thanks, Mardle. Rac1, I can switch to a Spanish keyboard and it has the ñ as a normal key on the keyboard to the right of the L. Other than that, I need to use the popup keyboard on the bottom right and can hold down, say the A key and a lot of - Findy, Oct 30, 2016

A's with different accents pop up around it. I guess my beef is I have always been a very fast typist (as fast as a person can speak) and I can't do that if I have to keep changing keyboards, etc. Ah well. - Findy, Oct 30, 2016

Answer 3

As far as SD is concerned, you can always use the accented letters at the bottom of the Answer box.

As I have to use different computers throughout the day I have memorized all the alt codes. It really isn't that hard, and you're not tied to just one computer.

Alas, Alt codes require a numeric keypad, and many people use laptop keyboards. - jtaniel, Oct 28, 2016

My computer is a laptop, and has a numeric keypad. - Daniela2041, Oct 29, 2016

Answer 4

I found a photo of a Spanish keyboard here on SD from 2010:

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/141027/what-does-a-spanish-computer-keyboard-look-like

Edit:

Ok, I think I've figured out SOME.... If I have the keyboard set on Spanish, and if I can get my printer to print it out, I may be able to type SOME of the accents. Still working on how to manually stick in that accent. Watch this space. :D

1234567890'¿ !"#$%&/()=?¡

qwertyuiop´+ QWERTYUIOP¨*]

asdfghjklñ{ ASDFGHJKLÑ[

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Edit No. 2:

I think I'm going to get out my stickers to put on the keyboard. This will drive my family crazy. lol

Answer 5

One more thing.... (No need to vote for this... I just want to keep my comments separate.)

Ok, I've figured out how to change my keyboard from English to Spanish in Windows 10. I still think it's more of a hassle than using an international keyboard, but it is what it is.

This question is for Spanish people who use an actual Spanish keyboard. I see all of the symbols (I just have to memorize where they are now) - everything EXCEPT how to put a tilde over an a vowel. áéíóúü. There's a specific key for ñ, but that's about it. What does a person with a Spanish keyboard do to put in the tilde? I really don't think you should have to stop and type in CNTR + a number because it messes up the flow of typing. Do you have to put in the tilde manually every time (and if so, how is it done)?

Any suggestions? ¡Gracias mis amigos!