Macintosh
 

Accented letters	Hold down the option key and strike the letter e, then release the  option key and type the vowel (capital or lower case) that you need (you will not see anything appear until you type the vowel).
Two dots over a ü	Hold down the option key and strike the letter u, then release the option key and type the letter u. (Capital or lower case.)
Tilde (ñ)	Hold down the option key and strike the letter n, then release the option key and type the letter n.
¿	Hold down the shift key and the option key while striking the ? key.
¡	Hold down the option key while striking the ! key.

PCs
 
Microsoft Word for Windows

Here are a list of key stroke combinations for Microsoft word:

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit A= á

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit E = é

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit I = í

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit O = ó

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit U = ú

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit shift A = Á

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit shift E = É

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit shift I = Í

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit shift O = Ó

Hold down ctrl and ' then hit shift U = Ú

Hold down ctrl and shift and : then hit U = ü

Hold down ctrl and shift and : then hit shift U = Ü

Hold down ctrl and shift and ~ then hit N = ñ

Hold down ctrl and shift and ~ then hit shift N =Ñ

Hold down ctrl and shift and ! = ¡

Hold down ctrl and shift and ? = ¿

You can also reset the shortcut keys to your own preferences. If you are using Microsoft Word for Windows, go to the Insert menu and select Symbol. Make sure that the little font box is set to Normal Text. You can click on any accented letter you want or the Spanish punctuation marks.

Microsoft Works on a PC

á = Alt+0225
é = Alt+0233
í = Alt+0237
ó = Alt+0243
ú = Alt+0250
ñ = Alt+0241
Ñ = Alt+0209
¡ = Alt+0161
¿ = Alt+0191
ü = Alt+0252

If you want to see the codes for other characters and languages, click on the start menu (bottom left of the computer screen) and scroll up to Programs. Then choose Accessories, and from there System Tools, and finally Character Map. You will see a pop-up window. Make sure the font you want is selected and then you can click on the item, or copy down the keystroke shortcut (bottom right of pop-up window) for future reference.

Type Control+w and you will get a pop-up Symbol screen. For the font, choose Multinational, and you will see all sorts of accented letters and European punctuation that you can click on to insert.

Alternately, you can use the shortcut keys for Word Perfect, which are:

á=Alt 160
é=Alt 130
í=Alt 161
ó=Alt 162
ú =Alt 163
ü =Alt 129
ñ =Alt 164
capital Ñ =Alt 165
¡ =Alt 173
¿ =Alt 168