To add accent marks to letters in foreign words, Microsoft Word users can utilize the following keyboard shortcuts to add the accent marks. For example, to get the character ñ, press the Ctrl and Shift Keys while pressing the ~ key (tilde key). Then, release all three keys and quickly press the n key.
Note: To get uppercase accent letters, be sure to turn on Caps Lock before using the shortcut keys.
| To insert this: | Press these keys: |
| à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù | Ctrl+` (accent grave), the letter |
| á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý | Ctrl+' (apostrophe), the letter |
| â, ê, î, ô, û, Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û | Ctrl+Shift+^ (caret), the letter |
| ã, ñ, õ, Ã, Ñ, Õ | Ctrl+Shift+~ (tilde), the letter |
| ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ | Ctrl+Shift+: (colon), the letter |
| å, Å | Ctrl+Shift+@ (At), a or A |
| æ, Æ | Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), a or A |
| œ, Œ | Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), o or O |
| ç, Ç | Ctrl+, (comma), c or C |
| ð, Ð | Ctrl+' (apostrophe), d or D |
| ø, Ø | Ctrl+/, o or O |
| ¿ | Alt+Ctrl+Shift+? |
| ¡ | Alt+Ctrl+Shift+! |
| ß | Ctrl+Shift+&, s |