Microsoft Word is one of the programs that are part of the office suite that Microsoft offers its users to create written documents. This program is very complete, and when you write, if there is something wrongly written or due to lack of accentuation, the program tells you.
How to Put Accents in Microsoft Word? – Fast and easy
Of course, many users prefer to place the accents themselves; If you don’t know how to do this, in this article we are going to show you how to put accent marks in Microsoft Word quickly.
Index( )
- What are the different accents that I can use in Word?
- How to capitalize with accents in Word?
- What to do to place the accents in Word?
- accent keys
- Check the font being used
- Language settings
- How to put accents in Word with the digital keyboard?
- What should I do when my keyboard does not allow me to put accents?
- Rule out possible keyboard misconfiguration
- How can I put accents with a non-Spanish keyboard?
- Keys and shortcuts
- Update drivers
What are the different accents that I can use in Word?
The accents that we can use and mark in our words in a Word document are the graves (à), which are used to write in French. There are the acute accents (á), the most common in Spanish; the circumflex accent (â), also used in French writings.
Other accents are the tildes (ñ), commonly used on the ‘n’ but also in Portuguese; and finally there is the umlaut (ä), used in many European countries.
How to capitalize with accents in Word?
Putting capital letters with accents in a document is very simple, what you have to do is activate capital letters from your keyboard with the ‘Caps Lock’ key. Once you know it’s activated, press the key next to the ‘ñ’ that has the ‘´’ sign and then the letter you want, for example Á.
This procedure is only like this when the keyboard of your computer or the language of your computer is Spanish, if it is not then go to configuration.
What to do to place the accents in Word?
Next, we will explain in detail how you can put accents in Word using keyboard keys and two more methods.
accent keys
From your keyboard, to write a word that is accented, look for the key next to the ‘ñ’ with the ‘´’ sign, press it and then the letter that is accented.
Check the font being used
To review the font we use, go to the top bar on the left and we will see the type of font that you can change or add a new one . If we want to make a configuration we can click on the down arrow that is in the lower right corner, in the same ‘Source’ box.
Language settings
To configure the language on your computer to put the accents from the keyboard, make sure that on the right side of the bottom bar there is an ‘ESP’ for Spanish. If that comes out but you still can’t put the accents, go to ‘Settings’ and select ‘Time and language’ and put Spanish and within Word also set it.
How to put accents in Word with the digital keyboard?
Putting the accents with the digital keyboard of your computer in Word is to follow the same process as if you were typing on the physical keyboard. So, look for the key with the ‘ ‘ sign, click on it and then on the letter that has it within the word you are typing.
What should I do when my keyboard does not allow me to put accents?
Generally, this is a problem that rarely occurs; but in case it happens to you, we will explain what you can do.
Rule out possible keyboard misconfiguration
It should not be overlooked that there was possibly a misconfiguration in the keyboard of your computer, this could happen because perhaps you touched the ‘Ctrl + Caps Lock’ keys. Also, that happens if you hit ‘Alt + Caps Lock’, and to remove that setting hit the same shortcuts again and voila.
How can I put accents with a non-Spanish keyboard?
If the keyboard you have is not a keyboard set to Spanish, then you can use other keys to do it or some other method that we are going to explain.
Keys and shortcuts
For lower case they are the following: (á = ALT + 160 , é = ALT + 130 , í = ALT + 161 , ó = ALT + 162 , ú = ALT + 163 ). For capital letters use: ( Á = ALT + 181 , É = ALT + 144 , Í = ALT + 214 , Ó = ALT + 224 , Ú = ALT + 233)
Update drivers
For that, right click on Windows ‘Start’ and go to ‘Device Manager’ and then in ‘Keyboard’ look for ‘Driver’ to update.
