Theory, Charts,& Tips

There are a variety of methods. The International English Keyboard is preferred by those who know the qwerty keyboard, while the specific language keyboards are useful to those who are familiar with them.

Word 2007 has excellent features which one can reach by choosing the Insert Tab and then going to the symbols section of the “ribbon”.

In Word 2003, many non-English characters, as well as icons for food, holidays, activities, signs, math, and much more, are found in the Insert menu, then select Symbol. Within this Symbol Window, the font Lucida Sans Unicode provides many accented and other characters for numerous languages.

Platforms, software applications, operating systems, versions, and user preferences influence how one works with accent and other marks.

The ALT key codes or the Character Map can save the day when nothing else works.

For More information and printable charts visit http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html

Reference for EVERY Character Key on a Mac

Ever wanted to type the copyright icon, or do an accent over an A without having to resort to some character palette?

Liquidicity has put together a series of help sheets that reference all of the characters that aren’t listed on your keyboard, along with their shortcut keys to make your life easier.

For more information visit http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/172