I need to know how to make a letter with a mark above it, like....?

Question

in the spanish word purpura, the first u has a mark directly over it like ' sort of. How do I make it like that on from the keyboard? I can't figure it out, I know this is a dumb question, but it has never come up before. I am learning spanish and I have to get the written words right. Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

You are right to want to write the words properly as, in Spanish, the accents not only affect pronunciation but can also affect meaning: eg: hablo - I speak: - habló - he spoke.

If you are using a Windows keyboard, writing accents in Spanish is fairly easy:

The most direct way to do it is to hold down ctrl+alt as you type the vowel:
á, é, í, ó, ú: so: púrpura:

Sometimes you may find the keyboard has been adapted so that the above system doesn't work, then you have 2 alternative methods:

Again if you are using Windows, you should find that one of the System tools in the accessories section in your list of programs is a Character Map: use this to find any letter you want complete with accents.

Altewrnatively: the following codes are good for Spanish:

á - alt+0224
é - alt+0233
í - alt+0237
ó - alt+0243
ú - alt+0250

Other useful combinations for typing Spanish:

ñ - alt+0241
¿ - alt+0191
¡ - alt+0161

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Go to your START button then go to All Programs > Accessories > System Tools Character Map. It says to get that character to press the Alt key while typing 0218 which produces Ú for caps or Alt 0249 to get ù.

Answer 3

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