in English, the language keyboard selector box will say "EN." When you are typing in
Spanish, the language keyboard selector shows "ES."
2. Open the application in which you wish to type.
3. Click inside the application. For example, if you wish to type in Microsoft Word, open the
Word and click inside the text edit area.
4. Left click on the language selector box to open the keyboard menu.
5. Click on the desired keyboard layout in the keyboard menu.
6. You can now start typing in the selected keyboard language.
7. If you wish to return to the system language, click on the language selector box and select the
desired keyboard.
How to Type Spanish Characters
Dead Keys
The Spanish keyboard uses a number of dead keys to type special characters that are not easily
typed on a standard PC keyboard. To use this feature, press the dead key and then press the key
that you wish to combine with the dead key For example, if you wish to type an accented "a,"
press the accent dead key and then press the "a." You will get an accented "a" key. If you press a
combination that doesn't exist in the language, such as an accent plus "q," you will not get an
accented character. The dead keys in the picture below are indicated in pink.
AltGr Key
Another feature of the Spanish language is the
right
Alt key which is called the AltGr (or Alt-
Graphics) key (note that the left Alt key has no function in this). This key allows you to access
certain characters in the keyboard layout. For example, in many European keyboards, press the
AltGr key and the "E" key to get the Euro symbol.
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