Tech Tips for Writers is an (almost) weekly post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip.
Q: I teach Spanish and need a quick way to add accents to words. Can you help?
A: You can go through the symbols library, but there’s an easier way. Use the Ctrl key + the accent. Here is a table:
Keyboard shortcuts for accents, etc.
You probably always wondered what that key was to the left of the ’1′, under the tilde. That’s for accent marks.
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Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-sixth grade, creator of two technology training books for middle school and four ebooks on technology in education. She is the author of Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog, IMS tech expert, and a bi-weekly contributor to Write Anything. Currently, she’s editing a thriller for her agent that should be out to publishers this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com and TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog,Technology in Education featured blogger, IMS tech expert, and a bi-monthly contributor to Today’s Author. In her free time, she is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. Currently, she’s editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
thanks for this useful information!
By: Stefan (maxima) on July 24, 2012
at 3:53 am
I’m glad you find it helpful.It makes authenticity in writing so much easier.
By: Jacqui Murray on July 24, 2012
at 8:51 am
Until now, I’ve always used the symbol library. Thanks!
By: Ms. Nine on July 24, 2012
at 4:10 am
This is so much easier.
By: Jacqui Murray on July 24, 2012
at 7:22 am
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By: Top Ten Tech Tips for Writers | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams... on March 12, 2013
at 12:27 am
Yep – I always figured there was some sort of shortcut. I too usually just go to the ‘insert symbol’ thingy.
By: annawalls on March 13, 2013
at 8:35 am
I think unless you use one of these a lot, who would remember the shortkey? Not me.
By: Jacqui Murray on March 13, 2013
at 4:50 pm