How to Type Spanish Accents and Letters

How to Type Spanish Accents and Letters

by Spanish Páez

How to Type Accents and Letters with Character Codes

• If you only need an accented character every now and then, there is no need to change your full keyboard layout. Instead, you can make use of keyboard shortcuts, which we'll explain for both PC and Mac users below.

• ​Another way to type Spanish letters and punctuation marks is to use character codes. Each character in your computer has a code made up of the Alt key and a three-digit number, all of which are listed below.

​Full Keyboard Configuration

• ​For those using Spanish letters and punctuation on a regular basis, we recommend going into your Control Panel/System Preferences and adding the Spanish keyboard configuration. This will mean you need to learn the new key placements, but it is very easy once you get used to it.

For Windows​

• ​Click on the Windows icon on the bottom left corner of your screen.

• ​Click on "Settings".

• ​Click on "Time & language".

• ​Click on "language".

• ​Add a preferred language.

• ​Choose Spanish and click on "Next".

• ​Click "install"

• ​Go back to the "Languages" tab and choose the option to "switch languages" by pressing "left alt-shift" at the same time. This way, you can switch to and from the Spanish and regular keyboard whenever you want.