Keyboard shortcuts to add language accent marks in Word and Outlook (2024)

FAQs

How do I add language accents in Outlook? ›

you can try the following steps: Try using the Alt key plus the numeric code for the character you want to insert. For example, to insert the á character, you can hold down the Alt key and type 0225 on the numeric keypad. Make sure the Num Lock key is on. Another option is to use the Character Map tool in Windows.

Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ! CTRL+grave accent (the key to the left of the number “1” on the top row of keys) puts a grave accent over the next vowel typed. The “6” key becomes a circumflex accent when shifted, so CTRL+SHIFT+6 plus either “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, or “u” generates “â”, “ê”, “î”, “ô”, and “û”, respectively.

Go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols. Go to Special Characters.

Key strokes

Microsoft Windows users can type an "é" by pressing Alt + 1 3 0 or Alt + 0 2 3 3 on the numeric pad of the keyboard. "É" can be typed by pressing Alt + 1 4 4 or Alt + 0 2 0 1 . On US International and UK English keyboard layouts, users can type the acute accent letter "é" by typing AltGR + E .

To add accent marks to letters in foreign words, Microsoft Word users can utilize the following keyboard shortcuts to add the accent marks. For example, to get the character ñ, press the Ctrl and Shift Keys while pressing the ~ key (tilde key). Then, release all three keys and quickly press the n key.

What is the Alt 164 symbol? ›

The lowercase ⟨ñ⟩ can be made in the Microsoft Windows operating system by typing Alt + 164 or Alt + 0241 on the numeric keypad (with Num Lock turned on); the uppercase ⟨Ñ⟩ can be made with Alt + 165 or Alt + 0209 . Character Map in Windows identifies the letter as "Latin Small/Capital Letter N With Tilde".

Inserting ASCII characters

To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.

Press Control + `, then the letter to add a grave accent.

Hold the Control key down, then tap the accent key near the top left corner of your keypad. Release the keys. Then select the desired letter to accent. The accent key is usually on the same key as the ~.

You can change your language, date and time format, and time zone in Outlook.com or Outlook on the web settings. > General > Language and time or Region and time zone. Select the language, date format, time format, and time zone you want to use. Select Save.