From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of marilyn
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2023 4:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Spanish punctuation marks

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Curtis Chong
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 5:35 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Spanish punctuation marks

 

Hello Marilyn:

 

This depends on what software you are using to type your letters. Are you talking Word/Outlook or some other software?

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of marilyn
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2023 4:50 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Spanish punctuation marks

 

Curtis,

I am typing using Word and will also be typing in Outlook emails.

Thanks.

Marilyn

 

 

Hello Marilyn:

 

This depends on what software you are using to type your letters. Are you talking Word/Outlook or some other software?

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 06:49 PM, marilyn wrote:

I am typing using Word and will also be typing in Outlook emails.

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All of the accented character techniques I know of in Word result in an accent being placed over a character (typically the one you've typed immediately after the shortcut to specify the accent mark you want.)

Hitting CTRL + `, followed by a letter over which that accent would be appropriate, results in that letter being inserted in Word.  This works great if the need is only occasional.

If you're writing extensively in a non-English character set it often makes more sense to change your input language under Windows and use the alternate keyboard (which is pretty much an overlay on your existing keyboard) via selecting the language you wish to use.  See Settings, Time & Language, Language Pane. 
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Curtis Chong
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 7:29 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Spanish punctuation marks

 

Hello Marilyn:

 

Assuming Word or (in Outlook) a message in the HTML format, you can press Control with the Apostrophe immediately followed by the letter you want to accent. This places an acute mark on the letter.

 

From the website: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/keyboard-shortcuts-to-add-language-accent-marks-in-word-and-outlook-3801b103-6a8d-42a5-b8ba-fdc3774cfc76:

 

Keyboard shortcuts to add language accent marks in Word and Outlook

Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 Word 2021 Outlook 2021 More...

In Word and Outlook, you can use accent marks (or diacritical marks) in a document, such as an acute accent, cedilla, circumflex, diaeresis or umlaut, grave accent, or tilde.

§  For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in the tables. For example, to type a copyright symbol © , hold down the Alt key and type 0169.

§  For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,). For example, for è you would press Ctrl + ` , release and then type e.

§  To type a lowercase character by using a key combination that includes the SHIFT key, hold down the CTRL+SHIFT+symbol keys simultaneously, and then release them before you type the letter. For example, to type a ô, hold down CTRL, SHIFT and ^, release and type o.

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
The Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code	The character code, ALT+X For example, to insert the euro currency symbol , type 20AC, and then hold down the ALT key and press X.
The ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code	ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad) Make sure that NUM LOCK is on before you type the character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down the ALT key and press 0128 on the numeric keypad. For more info on using Unicode and ASCII characters, see Insert ASCII or Unicode character codes.
To insert this macron character: Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū	Press this: Alt+0256 Alt+0257 Alt+0274 Alt+0275 Alt+0298 Alt+0299 Alt+0332 Alt+0333 Alt+0362 Alt+0363

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

 

Curtis,

I am typing using Word and will also be typing in Outlook emails.

Thanks.

Marilyn

 

 

Hello Marilyn:

 

This depends on what software you are using to type your letters. Are you talking Word/Outlook or some other software?

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 08:56 PM, Mike B. wrote:

You can also press, Insert + 4, on the number row to open the symbols list

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Mike,

What screen reader are you using when you do this?   If I hit INS + NumRow 4 with no screen reader active, I just get a number 4 in a Word document.  This strongly suggests that you're dealing with a screen reader supported feature, not a Windows or Word one, and even the use of the INSert modifier key suggests that.

Since I also don't get the symbols list coming up using INS + NumRow 4 with NVDA, I'm presuming JAWS.
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian

On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 12:12 PM, Mike B. wrote:

I posted that assuming the person asking was using Jaws. 

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Which makes perfect sense.  I am jumping between groups so often during the day that I fail to double check which one I'm viewing at certain times.  Also certain groups are tightly constrained to their core topic, but this one is not.

I probably thought I was posting to the Microsoft Office Accessibility Discussion Group when I asked that question.  My apologies.
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian