1. Spanish Accent Marks On the Computer:
Spanish Accent Marks and Symbols
On a Mac
Hold down the "option" key and tap the letter "e". Let go and immediately type the letter that you need an accent with.
On a PC
Hold the “alt” key and type the number on the keypad to get the desired Spanish letter or punctuation.
*** Make sure the number lock is on! ***
• á - alt160 • Á - alt193
• é - alt130 • É - alt144
• í - alt161 • Í - alt205
• ó - alt162 • Ó - alt211
• ú - alt163 • Ú - alt218
• ñ - alt164 • Ñ - alt165
• ü - alt129
• ¡ - alt173
• ¿ - alt168
OR...
Ctrl+ ' , a = á
Ctrl+ ' , e = é
Ctrl+ ~ , n = ñ
etc.
On a Mac
Hold down the "option" key and tap the letter "e". Let go and immediately type the letter that you need an accent with.
- á - option+e, then a • Á - option+e, shift+a
- é - option+e, then e • É - option+e, shift+e
- í - option+e, then i • Í - option+e, shift+i
- ó - option+e, then o • Ó - option+e, shift+o
- ú - option+e, then u • Ú - option+e, shift+u
- ñ - option+n, then n • Ñ - option+n, shift+n
- ¡ - option+1
- ¿ - option+shift+/
On a PC
Hold the “alt” key and type the number on the keypad to get the desired Spanish letter or punctuation.
*** Make sure the number lock is on! ***
• á - alt160 • Á - alt193
• é - alt130 • É - alt144
• í - alt161 • Í - alt205
• ó - alt162 • Ó - alt211
• ú - alt163 • Ú - alt218
• ñ - alt164 • Ñ - alt165
• ü - alt129
• ¡ - alt173
• ¿ - alt168
OR...
Ctrl+ ' , a = á
Ctrl+ ' , e = é
Ctrl+ ~ , n = ñ
etc.