How do I become letters with emphasis marks in Microsoft Word?

Updated: 12/31/2020 past Figurer Hope

Accent marks

For users who do not accept specialized keyboards, letters with accent marks may merely be created using shortcut keys or through the carte bar.

Inserting accented messages with the menu bar or Ribbon

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Select the Insert tab on the Ribbon or click Insert in the menu bar.
  3. On the Insert tab or the Insert drop-down, select the Symbol selection.
  4. Select the desired accented character or symbol from the list of symbols. Y'all can scroll through the entire list or select from the Subset drop-down listing to view a specific type of symbols.

Note

In Discussion 2003 and earlier versions, y'all can click the More Symbols option to see a larger list of bachelor symbols to insert.

  1. Afterwards selecting the desired absolute letter of the alphabet or symbol, click the Insert push button.

Tip

If y'all insert an absolute character using the steps above, once a grapheme is inserted, you can re-create that character and paste it anywhere else in the document.

Utilize keyboard shortcuts

Microsoft Give-and-take users can likewise utilize the following combinations of keys to add accent marks to their letters. For example, to get the à grapheme, yous'd press and agree the Ctrl key, and press the ` key (the tilde key). Then, release both keys and quickly printing the A key.

Note

You must press the letter central quickly after releasing the shortcut keys. Otherwise, the non-absolute letter of the alphabet is created.

Tip

To get majuscule accent letters, turn on Caps Lock before using the shortcut keys. Alternatively, after pressing the shortcut keys together, release all but the Shift central, and then press the desired letter to create an capital accent letter. The Shift key option only works for those shortcuts utilizing the Shift key, as listed below.

Desired Symbol Shortcut Key Combination
à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù Ctrl+` (accent grave), the alphabetic character
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý Ctrl+' (apostrophe), the alphabetic character
â, ê, î, ô, û, Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û Ctrl+Shift+^ (caret), the alphabetic character
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+@ (At), a or A
æ, Æ Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), a or A
œ, Œ Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), 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

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