Could you give me a link where I can try and download accent marks? I have tried going on some sites and I can't download accent marks.
I tried doing alt with 164, etc. But with a screen reader, alt and then 1 has another function so i can't do an accent.
A week or more ago, Mathmate posted this for French, so there has to be one for Spanish, too.
"You may also want to consider adding a keyboard language to which you can switch when you type in French texts. See for example:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177561 "
On your regular keyboard, making sure you have a number pad at the right (you can't do the following with the numbers across the top of the regular keyboard), try this if you have a PC:
Hold down the Alt key as you press 0225 on the number pad = á (accent over lower-case "a"). Here are some other codes. Just remember to hold down the Alt key as you press these numbers on the number pad:
0233 = é
0237 = í
0241 = ñ
0243 = ó
0252 = ü
0250 = ú
0192 = À
0201 = É
0205 = Í
0209 = Ñ
0211 = Ó
0220 = Ü
0218 = Ú
0191 = ¿
0161 = ¡
You can see all the codes in here:
http://www.ramsch.org/martin/uni/fmi-hp/iso8859-1.html
Pay attention only to the "Char" and "Code" columns; ignore the symbols & and # and ; -- know that you are only going to use Alt and 0 and the three-number codes for the accented letters and other symbols you want.
If you are on a PC, with windows, go to control panel, regional and languages, keyboard, add language.
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Yes!! Yes! Yes!!!! I've got it working!
Thank you so much, I changed the keyboard and then did alt and it worked.
I'll be really happy if the screen reader can read in Spanish, too!
No, it can't read Spanish... I will still have to listen letter for letter.
Unfortunately, accent marks are not something you can download because they are characters that are part of a particular language's character set. However, you can easily type accent marks on your computer using the built-in keyboard settings or keyboard shortcuts specific to your operating system.
If you're using a Windows computer, you can either use keyboard shortcuts by pressing the appropriate combination of keys (e.g., holding down the Alt key while typing a specific numeric code), or you can change your keyboard layout to one that includes accent marks through the Language settings. Here's how to change the keyboard layout on Windows:
1. Open the Control Panel by searching for it in the Start menu search bar.
2. Select "Clock and Region" or "Region and Language" (depending on your Windows version).
3. In the Region and Language settings, click on the "Keyboards and Languages" tab.
4. Click the "Change Keyboards" button.
5. In the Text Services and Input Languages window, click the "Add" button.
6. Choose the keyboard layout that includes the accent marks you need (e.g., US International, which supports many accent marks).
7. Click OK to apply the changes.
If you're using a Mac computer, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to type accent marks. For example, to type an acute accent (´), you can hold down the Option key and press the E key, then release both keys and press the designated letter (e.g., e for é). Alternatively, you can enable the "Input Sources" feature under "Keyboard" in System Preferences to quickly switch to a specific keyboard layout with accent marks.
It's important to note that the availability of accent marks may depend on the language and keyboard layout you choose. By selecting the appropriate keyboard layout, you'll be able to type accent marks without downloading anything.