ALL USERS: How to add diacritical marks to your writing using keyboard shortcuts

Use these instructions to add diacritical marks (i.e., accent marks) to your writing using keyboard shortcuts.

Microsoft offers keyboard shortcuts to add language accent marks in Word; please visit the link for a comprehensive list and for and the most current information. 

The below shortcuts are from Microsoft Support and provided here for your convenience.

To insert this...	Press
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+@, a or A
æ, Æ	CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
œ, Œ	CTRL+SHIFT+&, 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

 

Windows 10: There are keyboard shortcuts available when you switch to the International English keyboard. To do so: 

1. Open Windows Settings
2. Click on Time & Language
3. Click on Language
4. Under the "Preferred languages" section, select the current default language
5. Click the Options button 
6. Under the "Keyboards" section, click the Add a keyboard button
7. Select the new keyboard layout (United States-International)
8. Click the arrow in the top of the window to go back to the Language page
9. Click Keyboard, then select English (United States) - United States-International in the Override for default input method drop-down list

Now holding the right Alt key and typing a letter will give you letters with accents. An example of some of the options is below

j

For Mac users: hold in the key you're typing and you will receive a menu to choose from, for example, hold in the "a" key to get a menu for á,à,ä, etc and you can simply select the one you want. This also holds true for mobile users on iOS and Android.