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Actually, if you're using Word, there's another method, which involves a
little less work. You just have to press Ctrl and some character, then a
letter key, and you'll get an accented letter. To wit:
Ctrl+',letter = letter with acute accent
Ctrl+`,letter = letter with grave accent
Ctrl+Shift+6 = letter with circumflex
Crtl+Shift+:,letter = letter with umlauts
Ctrl+, (comma),letter = letter with cedilla
Ctrl+Shift+`,letter = letter with tilde (as in 'El Nino')
Ctrl+/,letter = letter with slash through it
I can't think of the shortcuts for other accents (haceks, macrons, etc.)
offhand.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucille -dot- Lattanzi -at- firstdata -dot- com
> [mailto:Lucille -dot- Lattanzi -at- firstdata -dot- com]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 10:39 AM
>
> If you are using Word 97,
> go to Insert/ Symbols and choose the (normal text) font.
> You'll see upper and
> lower case letters with accents (grave, acute, etc. ) and
> umlauts galore.
