Some letters with accent marks have alternate characters that can be used instead. For example, the letter "é" can be written as "e" with an acute accent (´) or as "e" with a grave accent (`).
Here is a table of some common letters with accent marks and their alternate characters:
| Letter | Alternate character |
|---|---|
| á | a' |
| à | a` |
| â | a^ |
| ã | a~ |
| é | e' |
| è | e` |
| ê | e^ |
| ë | e" |
| í | i' |
| ì | i` |
| î | i^ |
| ï | i" |
| ó | o' |
| ò | o` |
| ô | o^ |
| õ | o~ |
| ú | u' |
| ù | u` |
| û | u^ |
| ü | u" |
On a Windows PC, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to type accent marks:
-´:(Accent Aigu)Press and hold the Ctrl key and press ´ key.
- `: (Accent Grave): Press and hold the Ctrl key and press the ` key.
-^: (Accent Circumflex): Press and hold the Ctrl key and press the ^ key.
- ~: (Tilde): Press and hold the Ctrl key and press the ~ key.
On a Mac, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to type accent marks:
-´:(Accent Aigu): Press the Option key and press the E key.
- `: (Accent Grave): Press the Option key and press the ` key.
-^: (Accent Circumflex): Press the Option key and press the I key.
- ~: (Tilde): Press the Option key and press the N key.
The Character Map is a utility that allows you to insert special characters into your documents. To open the Character Map, click on the Start menu and type "character map".
Once the Character Map is open, find the letter you want to insert with an accent mark. Click on the letter and then click on the Select button. The letter will be inserted into the Character to copy field.
Click on the Copy button to copy the letter to your clipboard. You can then paste the letter into your document.