As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each week, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Enjoy!
Q: I teach Spanish and need a quick way to add accents to words. Can you help?
A: You can go through the symbols library, but there’s an easier way. Use the Ctrl key + the accent. Here is a table:
You probably always wondered what that key was to the left of the ‘1’, under the tilde. That’s for accent marks.
Questions you want answered? Email me at [email protected] and I’ll answer it within the next thirty days.
More shortkey tips:
Tech Tip #60: How to Add Shortcuts to the Desktop
Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for any Windows Tool
#102: 23 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
