Accents and symbols that are on no key
Put é, €, ½ or any other symbol into a letter, with nothing memorized.
For é in café, ñ in mañana, or € for euros, there are three ways in, and the third one works everywhere.
Key points
- Insert any accent or symbol from the Insert menu, with nothing memorized
- Open the full panel of symbols with Windows and ., or hold a letter down on a Mac
- Write somebody’s name the way they spell it
What to remember
- Insert, then Symbol. Every writing program on every computer has that pair of words somewhere.
- The Insert menu is the way that never needs remembering. Learn a shortcut only for the symbol you type weekly.
Try this
Open anything you write in and find the Insert menu, then Symbol. Have a look at what is in there once. It is a larger list than most people expect, and knowing it exists is the whole of this lesson.
Practice: Accents and symbols that are on no key. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.