Spanish-Language Characters

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Ken

Running XP, I've set up my computer so that I can switch
between English and Spanish (Mexican). And when I edit a
document in Wordpad, I can enter the n-tilde and inverted
question mark and exclamation points just fine. However,

1) I can't figure out if there is a way to enter the
accented vowels (a', e', i', and o') in one-character
format.

2) The Spanish keyboard map moves many characters around
(unnecessarily, I think). For instance, I need to
enter '*' to get '('; and '(' to get ')'; etc. Seem
ridiculous--is there a way to reassign keystrokes so
that '(' gets me '(', etc?

Any help?
Thanks,
Ken
 
Ken;

Take a look at the Character Map.

Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map
Or
Start | Run | Type: charmap | OK

[[You can use Character Map to view the characters that are available in a
selected font. Character Map displays the following character sets: Windows,
DOS, and Unicode.

You can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard
and paste them into any program that can display them. Or, depending on the
program you are using (such as WordPad), you can even copy characters by
dragging them from Character Map directly into an open document.]]

[[If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character you want to insert,
you can also insert a special character directly into a document without
using Character Map. To do so, open the document and position the insertion
point where you want the special character to appear. Then, with NUM LOCK
on, hold down the ALT key while using the number pad keys to type the
Unicode character value.]]

Alt + 0191 = ¿
Alt + 0241 = ñ
Alt + 0225 = á
Alt + 0209 = Ñ
et cetera
 
Wes,
Thank much. Yes, that's what I'm looking for!! I had
seen such map in previous versions of Windows, but had no
idea what it was called or how to access it.

I'm a little puzzled (just curiosity). With so many
characters available from standard fonts (e.g. Arial in
this case), why would anyone ever need to switch to a
Spanish-language input, for instance? I mean, I see that
all the characters are available in the character map.

Same question for most European languages. I can imagine
that many languages are so different that some Western
font wouldn't support the characters, but European
languages...?

Ken
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Ken;

Take a look at the Character Map.

Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map
Or
Start | Run | Type: charmap | OK

[[You can use Character Map to view the characters that are available in a
selected font. Character Map displays the following character sets: Windows,
DOS, and Unicode.

You can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard
and paste them into any program that can display them. Or, depending on the
program you are using (such as WordPad), you can even copy characters by
dragging them from Character Map directly into an open document.]]

[[If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character you want to insert,
you can also insert a special character directly into a document without
using Character Map. To do so, open the document and position the insertion
point where you want the special character to appear. Then, with NUM LOCK
on, hold down the ALT key while using the number pad keys to type the
Unicode character value.]]

Alt + 0191 = ¿
Alt + 0241 = ñ
Alt + 0225 = á
Alt + 0209 = Ñ
et cetera

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Ken <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Running XP, I've set up my computer so that I can switch
between English and Spanish (Mexican). And when I edit a
document in Wordpad, I can enter the n-tilde and inverted
question mark and exclamation points just fine. However,

1) I can't figure out if there is a way to enter the
accented vowels (a', e', i', and o') in one-character
format.

2) The Spanish keyboard map moves many characters around
(unnecessarily, I think). For instance, I need to
enter '*' to get '('; and '(' to get ')'; etc. Seem
ridiculous--is there a way to reassign keystrokes so
that '(' gets me '(', etc?

Any help?
Thanks,
Ken
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Wes,
The more I think about it, the more I'm puzzled. What is
the purpose of "multi-language input" if some of the
characters of the chosen language are only available
through the character map, and not by just switching to
that language? And, of course, if I can get all the
characters I need from the character map without ever
switching to the other language in the first place?
Ken
-----Original Message-----
Ken;

Take a look at the Character Map.

Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map
Or
Start | Run | Type: charmap | OK

[[You can use Character Map to view the characters that are available in a
selected font. Character Map displays the following character sets: Windows,
DOS, and Unicode.

You can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard
and paste them into any program that can display them. Or, depending on the
program you are using (such as WordPad), you can even copy characters by
dragging them from Character Map directly into an open document.]]

[[If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character you want to insert,
you can also insert a special character directly into a document without
using Character Map. To do so, open the document and position the insertion
point where you want the special character to appear. Then, with NUM LOCK
on, hold down the ALT key while using the number pad keys to type the
Unicode character value.]]

Alt + 0191 = ¿
Alt + 0241 = ñ
Alt + 0225 = á
Alt + 0209 = Ñ
et cetera

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Ken <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Running XP, I've set up my computer so that I can switch
between English and Spanish (Mexican). And when I edit a
document in Wordpad, I can enter the n-tilde and inverted
question mark and exclamation points just fine. However,

1) I can't figure out if there is a way to enter the
accented vowels (a', e', i', and o') in one-character
format.

2) The Spanish keyboard map moves many characters around
(unnecessarily, I think). For instance, I need to
enter '*' to get '('; and '(' to get ')'; etc. Seem
ridiculous--is there a way to reassign keystrokes so
that '(' gets me '(', etc?

Any help?
Thanks,
Ken
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Ken;

I have no earthly idea. :-)

But here's a link to a printable.......
Basic Windows Character Map
http://www.kelseypub.com/irc/charmap2.html

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Ken Miller said:
Wes,
The more I think about it, the more I'm puzzled. What is
the purpose of "multi-language input" if some of the
characters of the chosen language are only available
through the character map, and not by just switching to
that language? And, of course, if I can get all the
characters I need from the character map without ever
switching to the other language in the first place?
Ken
-----Original Message-----
Ken;

Take a look at the Character Map.

Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map
Or
Start | Run | Type: charmap | OK

[[You can use Character Map to view the characters that are
available in a selected font. Character Map displays the following
character sets: Windows, DOS, and Unicode.

You can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the
Clipboard and paste them into any program that can display them. Or,
depending on the program you are using (such as WordPad), you can
even copy characters by dragging them from Character Map directly
into an open document.]]

[[If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character you want to
insert, you can also insert a special character directly into a
document without using Character Map. To do so, open the document
and position the insertion point where you want the special
character to appear. Then, with NUM LOCK on, hold down the ALT key
while using the number pad keys to type the Unicode character
value.]]

Alt + 0191 = ¿
Alt + 0241 = ñ
Alt + 0225 = á
Alt + 0209 = Ñ
et cetera

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Ken <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Running XP, I've set up my computer so that I can switch
between English and Spanish (Mexican). And when I edit a
document in Wordpad, I can enter the n-tilde and inverted
question mark and exclamation points just fine. However,

1) I can't figure out if there is a way to enter the
accented vowels (a', e', i', and o') in one-character
format.

2) The Spanish keyboard map moves many characters around
(unnecessarily, I think). For instance, I need to
enter '*' to get '('; and '(' to get ')'; etc. Seem
ridiculous--is there a way to reassign keystrokes so
that '(' gets me '(', etc?

Any help?
Thanks,
Ken
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