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There are two ways to create accents:	method #1
	method #2

Method #1: These standard accents work automatically in Microsoft Word ONLY

Accent	Windows
à, è, ì, ò, ù	CTRL + è (accent grave), then the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú,´y	CTRL + ' (apostrophe), then the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û	CTRL + ^ (caret), then the letter
ã, ñ, õ	CTRL + ~ (tilde), then the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ	CTRL + : (colon), then the letter
å	CTRL + @, a
æ	CTRL + &, a
ç	CTRL + , (comma), c
ø	CTRL + /, o
¿	CTRL + ALT + ?
¡	CTRL + ALT + !
ß	CTRL + &, s

Mac users: these accents will work in any Macintosh application:

Accent	Macintosh
à, è, ì, ò, ù	OPTION + ` (accent grave), then the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú,´y	OPTION + e, then the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û	OPTION + i, then the letter
ã, ñ, õ	OPTION + n, then the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ	OPTION + u, then the letter
å	OPTION + a
æ	OPTION + ' (apostrophe)
ç	OPTION + c
ø	OPTION + o
¿	OPTION + ?
¡	OPTION + 1
ß	OPTION + s

Method #2: Setting up your PC KEYBOARD for accents:

If you follow these instructions, you can set up your keyboard to use these accents within nearly any application, including PowerPoint, CourseVU, web browsers, etc.

Windows XP
1. Go to Control Panel
2. Select Regional & Language Options
3. Select Languages tab
4. Under Text Services and Input Languages, choose Details
5. For default input language, English (US) is most likely selected
6. Under Installed Services, select Add
7. Under Keyboard Layout/IME, select United States - International
8. Return to Text Services and Input Languages window
9. Select United States - International as Default input language
10. In the bottom right-hand corner of your desktop task manager, there will be a small keyboard icon. You can click on this icon to switch between the international and the standard keyboard input.

Then follow this guide ot make the accents using the United States - International Keyboard:
1. Type the accent character first (see BELOW).
2. Nothing will appear until you type the next character.
3. If that next character can take that particular accent, it will be accented.
4. If it cannot, the apostrophe or other character will appear, followed by that second character.

NOTE: When you really want to use a quotation mark or apostrophe before a vowel, press the SPACE BAR after the quotation mark, etc., and that character will appear without being converted to an accent on the next character.

Accent	Windows XP
for accent acute or cedilla	' (apostrophe)
for accent grave	` (accent grave)
for tilde	~
for circumflex	^
for umlaut	"
CTRL ALT /	for ¿
CTRL ALT 1	for ¡
CTRL ALT s	for ß