How to enter Accented Characters (on Windows and Mac)

Accented Characters on Windows

To type an accented letter on a Windows PC, you can copy and paste a character from this window.

Example:

To type a lower-case letter e with an acute accent on it (é) you can do the following:

  1. Highlight the é character in the table below by dragging the cursor over it with the left mouse button held down.
  2. Copy it by pressing the Control and c keys together, or by right-clicking your mouse and selecting Copy from the pop-up menu, or lastly by selecting Copy from your browser's edit menu.
  3. Place the cursor in the personalization field where you want the é character
  4. Paste the character by pressing the Control and v keys together, or by right clicking your mouse and selecting Paste from the pop-up menu, or lastly by selecting Paste from your browser's edit menu.
á à
é è
í ì
ó ò
ú ù
ä â
ë ê
ï î
ö ô
ü û
ã å
ñ ç
õ  
Accented Characters on Macintosh

To type an accented letter on a Macintosh, you can copy and paste a character from this window, or use the key combinations listed below.

Examples:

To type a lower-case letter e with an acute accent on it (é) you can do either of the following:

  1. Copy and Paste
    • Highlight the é character in the table below by dragging the cursor over it with the mouse button held down.
    • Copy it via pressing the Clover and c keys together or by selecting Copy from your browser's edit menu
    • Close this help window
    • Place the cursor in the personalization field where you want the é character
    • Paste the character via pressing the Clover and v keys together or by selecting Paste from your browser's edit menu
  2. Press the alt/option key and the e key together, release the keys, then press the e key.
  key code   key code
á alt-e a à alt-` a
é alt-e e è alt-` e
í alt-e i ì alt-` i
ó alt-e o ò alt-` o
ú alt-e u ù alt-` u
ä alt-u a â alt-i a
ë alt-u e ê alt-i e
ï alt-u i î alt-i i
ö alt-u o ô alt-i o
ü alt-u u û alt-i u
ã alt-n a å alt-a
ñ alt-n n ç alt-c
õ alt-n o