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Instructions for US-International Keyboard on any computer

1.      Go to Start menu.

2.      Click on Settings.

3.      Click on Control Panel.

4.      Go to Keyboard

5.      In Keyboard, click on the Input Locales tab.

6.      Then click on Properties.

7.      Switch Keyboard layout/IME to United States-International.

8.      Click OK, then clickApply at bottom of screen, then click OK.

9.      Open any program to use the international keyboard.

For á, é, í, ó,ú:

  • Press  ‘(apostrophe), then hit a vowel key

For à, è, ì, ò, ù:

  • Press `(next to #1 key), then hit a vowel key

For  ä. ë; ï, ö, ü:

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + : (colon key), release, then hit a vowel key

For  â ,ê, ,î, ô, û :

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + 6, release, then hit a vowel key

For ñ:

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + - (tilde), release, then hit (n)

For ç:

  • Press Ctrl +Alt + , (comma)

For ¿:

  • Press Ctrl + Alt + ? (question mark ¿)

For ¡ :

  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 1 (¡)

For ß :

  • Press Ctrl +  Shift + & + s (ß)

For the apostrophe ‘ and quotation marks “

  • Press the apostrophe or the quotation marks “ and then hit space or write another letter.