Typing Spanish characters for the computer

Where do those strange marks come from?

(and how can I create them when I am typing in Spanish!?????????)

¿ De dónde vienen estas marcas diferentes?

You can create these in different ways…

One method…

Hold down the keys to the left.  Let go.  Then type the letter or symbol…

Ctrl +’                        vowels needing an accent  á   é   í   ó   ú

Ctrl+Shft+~               n  =  ñ

Ctrl+Shft+Alt            ?   !   =   ¿   ¡

Ctrl+Shft+:               u  =  ü

 

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Two other methods…

Look at the far right side of your key board.  See the numbers that look like a phone pad?  Make sure that the “Num Lock” key on.  If the light above it is lit, you are fine…if not click the Num Lock key and the light will come on.

To get the item in the left hand column, hold down the ALT key (next to the space bar) and click the numbers required.  Let go and Voila!! The item should appear!!

Character	ANSI Code	ASCII Code
á	Alt + 0225	Alt + 160
é	Alt + 0233	Alt + 130
í	Alt + 0237	Alt + 161
ó	Alt + 0243	Alt + 162
ú	Alt + 0250	Alt + 163
ñ	Alt + 0241	Alt + 164
¿	Alt +0191	Alt + 168
¡	Alt + 0161	Alt + 173
É	Alt + 0201	Alt + 144
Á	Alt + 0193
Í	Alt + 0205
Ó	Alt + 0211
Ú	Alt + 0218
Ñ	Alt + 0209	Alt + 165
Ü	Alt + 0220	Alt +154
ü	Alt + 0252	Alt + 129
ç	Alt + 0231
Ç	Alt + 0199	Alt + 128
«	Alt + 0171
»	Alt + 0187