Los acentos ortográficos / Accent marks
If you’re wanting to learn how to type accent marks as you work on your Spanish here are the ways for a PC user. I used to know how to do it on a Macintosh but I have since forgotten!
In Microsoft Word / Wordpad
Simply follow the directions below:
1) press ctrl and ‘
2) release
3) press key of vowel you would like to accent
4) release
example:
[ctrl and ‘] + [a] = á
For ñ, [ctrl and shift and ~] + [n]
For any other program
Make sure num-lock is on. This is important because you’ll be using the number keypad (numbers on the right side of keyboard).
You’ll press alt, type in the code below, and release alt and it will yield the resulting letters.
Á = 0193
á = 0225
É = 0201
é = 0233
Í = 0205
í = 0237
Ó = 0211
ó = 0243
Ú = 0218
ú = 0250
Ü = 0220
ü = 0252
Ñ = 0209
ñ = 0241
¡ = 0161
¿ = 0191
Hope this is helpful!