Typing Spanish
For those who ask how to type the ÿ, the accents and other Spanish symbols like ¿ or ¡, here is the most efficient method in Windows XP (although in Vista is similar):
Go to Control Panel
Click on Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options.
Then click on Regional and Language Options
Select the Languages tab.
Click on Details.
Click on Add, choose Spanish, and then select any variant.
The International Sort is configured like this:
The one used in Mexico like this:
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For some reason I can't delete the message above. I thought the picture in the file was cropped and useless, but it was just the embedded picture that was cropped. The attached picture file is ok.
I'm attaching it to this reply.
Why isn't there some sort of "FAQ" that provides a detailed discussion of the options and a how-to? There are certainly several threads addressing this same question (though, all the ones that I remember lack the screen captures that Lazarus has so kindly provide in this thread). The same might be said for such oft-asked questions as "ser/estar", "por/para", etc.
Another alternative is to install one of the virtual keyboard programs in the language of your choice on your desktop. That way you have a picture of the keyboard that you can see and don't have to remember which key does what. The major drawback there is that you have to select the virtual letters with your mouse which prohibits speed typing. You would type all the "normal" letters with your physical keyboard and the unavailable characters from your virtual keyboard. Another advantage is that since you don't need all the "normal" alphabet keys on your virtual keyboard you can assign other characters or macros to those keys.(requires programming experience with most virtual keyboard programms). If you're going to do the timed exercises in the vocabuary or learning sections of this forum you should go with the program that reassigns keys on your physical keyboard (mexican, spanish traditional, US international, etc.). Then print out a picture of the keyboard until you learn which symbol is assigned to which key.
As Lazarus implies, if you only have to do a single letter (a couple of times a year, perhaps') the ALT+decimal equivalent of the ASCII code may be fine but for frequent use, installing the appropriate keyboard is much easier.
It works _much_ better if you hold down the ALT key (while typing the digits).
Jhonny Urrego said:
hold Ctrl and type 164 ,release Ctrl then it will show the "ñ
And what about á é í ó ú Á ÿ Í ÿ ÿ ÿ ¿ ¡ ü ü ª? Do you memorize them all? The keyboard is much faster and convenient.
hold Ctrl and type 164 ,release Ctrl then it will show the "ñ
