Foreign Language Characters, Diacritics, Accent Marks, Computers, KeyBoard Help, kbh

International Accent Marks
and Diacriticals

for MAC, iPod, Blackberry

Mac (Some Mac keyboards now have an alt key instead of the option key.
Note that I do not have a Mac computer so please help me stay updated.)

acute	á, é, í, ó, ú	Option + e, the letter
grave	è,à, ì, ò, ù	Option + `, the letter
tilde*	ñ Ñ	Option + n or N
circumflex	â, ê, î, ô, û	Option + i, the letter
umlaut	ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ	Option + u, the letter
cedilla*	ç Ç	Option + c or C
ligature	oe = Option + q	æ = Option + ‘
ß = Option + s	¿ = Option + ?	¡ = Option + 1
§ = Option + 6	™ = Option + 2	© = Option + G
€ = Shift+ Option+2	£ = Option + 3	≥ = Option + >
¥ = Option + Y	¢ = Option + 4	≤ = Option + <
≈ = Option + x	º = Option + 0 (zero)	ø = Option + o
± = shift+Option + =	∞ = Option + 5

NOTE: for uppercase, such as Ñ, type option* +n, then shift + n. Related Mac info can be found at: Indiana Univ. Penn State. Adobe: An extensive chart. PopChar: A drop-down sheet, with all of a current font's characters, displays when you click icons in the menu bar (Mac + Windows). Typing Special Characters: Gary Rosenzweig's video on the Keyboard Viewer showing how to easily use them in documents.
iPhone/iPod keyboard Touch and hold one of these keys (a e i o u c l n s y z ? ! . $ & % 0), for a moment or two, to open a miniature "window" with relevant accent marks or other characters. Select by sliding your finger over. To change or add language keyboards, press Settings, then General. Scroll down and select International, then Keyboards where numerous languages are available by scrolling down. Sites of any language can make use of webhostingchoice.com for web hosting services.
BlackBerry The following works on a Curve model and should work for Emails, PIN, or BlackBerry Messenger messages (probably not for SMS text messages). • To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears. • To switch input languages, on the Language screen, verify that the Use Input Language Shortcut field is set to Yes. Hold the Alt key and press the Enter key. Continue to hold the Alt key and highlight a language. Release the Alt key.
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