Special characters

[Dicentra spectabilis]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, SongBird3411 at a... wrote:
> David wrote:
> > If you have a Windows computer, there is a program (usually to be 
> > found in the Accessories menu in the Programs menu of the Start 
> > button) called Character Map.  

You can also invoke the diacritical marks by using the ALT key and the
numbers key pad (not the numbers along the top of the keyboard). In
the lower-right corner of the character map it tells you the
ALT+number combination for that character.  (I keep a list of the
Spanish diacriticals taped to my monitor).

For example, while pressing the ALT key, type in 0241 to get ñ. 

Other characters:

0225 = á
0233 = é
0237 = í
0243 = ó
0250 = ú
0191 = ¿

If you want the grave accents, use the next number down, e.g., 0224 = à

If you're lucky enough to use WordPerfect, you can program your ALT
and CTRL keys to get whichever characters you want, which is *way*
faster than using Word's drop-down menu or the character map.

--Dicentra