Multilingual Computing

Below you will find instructions on how to input accent marks and characters in Spanish, French, or German, as well as how to install and use non-roman fonts for languages such as Russian, Japanese, and Chinese. All computers in the Language Resource Center are already equipped for these languages and are available for student use.

 

 
Typing accent marks and diacritics:
  Macintosh
  Windows
 
 
Check spelling in Spanish, French, or German:
  Macintosh and Windows
 
 
Installing and using the Cyrillic (Russian) font:
  Macintosh
  Windows

 
Installing and using Japanese fonts:
  Macintosh
  Windows

 
Installing and using both Traditional and Simplified Chinese fonts:
  Macintosh
  Windows

 

Macintosh Accent Marks
á, é, í, ó, ú
=
Option + e
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
à, è, ì, ò, ù
=
Option + ~
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü
=
Option + u
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
â, ê, î, ô, û
=
Option + i
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
ç
=
Option + c
   
ñ
=
Option + n
release and press
n
œ
=
Option + q

 

 
ß
=
Option + s

 

 

¡
=
Option + !

 

 

¿
=
Option + shift
and
?

 

Windows Accent Marks
á, é, í, ó, ú
=
Ctrl + "
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
à, è, ì, ò, ù
=
Ctrl + ~
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü
=
Ctrl + shift + :
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
â, ê, î, ô, û
=
Ctrl + shift + ^
release and press
a, e, i, o, or u
ç
=
Ctrl + <
release and press
c
ñ
=
Ctrl + shift + ~
release and press
n
œ
=
Ctrl + shift + &
release and press
o
ß
=
Ctrl + shift + &
release and press
s
¡
=
Ctrl + shift + alt
and
!
¿
=
Ctrl + shift + alt
and
?

 

Check Spelling in Spanish, French, or German
 
  1. To check the spelling of your document, you must first highlight the text. If you would like to check the spelling of the entire document, simply choose "Select All" from the Edit menu.

 

 

 

 

 
  2. With your text highlighted, choose the Language option under the Tools menu. Within the option box, select your language and click OK.

 

   
 
  3. Now select Spelling from under the Tools menu and MS Word will check your document.