Words in other languages, and a few adopted into English, sometimes have special marks above or beneath certain letters that provide help in pronunciation or meaning.
On a MacIntosh OS, the option key can be used to create many accent and punctuation marks used in Spanish and other Romance languages:
- á, é, í Option + e, the letter
- è, à, ù Option + `, the letter
- ñ, Ñ Option + n, the letter
- ê Option + i, the letter
- ü, Ü Option + u, the letter
- ç,Ç Option +corC
- ¿ Option + shift + ?
- ¡ Option + !
For PC users, use these in Microsoft Word for Windows:
- á Ctrl + ‘ + A
- é Ctrl + ‘ + E
- í Ctrl + ‘ + I
- ó Ctrl + ‘ + O
- ú Ctrl + ‘ + U
- É Ctrl + ‘ + Shift + E
- ñ Ctrl + Shift + ~ + N
- Ñ Ctrl + Shift + ~ + Shift + N
- ¿ Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ?
- ¡ Alt + Ctrl + Shift + !
- ü, ä, ö Ctrl + Shift + : + U, A, O
When accenting personal names, follow the preference of the individual.
√ Treviño, Trevino