How to add accent marks in text

[Artworx]

I have always typed alt+0+3digits on the keypad to get a letter with an accent mark above it (when typing in Spanish, for example). That method does not work for me in Xara Designer Pro X. What am I doing wrong?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[handrawn]

if you refer to the windows alt key codes:

http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/codealt.html

these should work - eg hold down alt and enter 0225 to get á [acute a] - you need to use the numeric keypad and make sure num lock is on

[Artworx]

Thanks Handrawn, I did not have the num lock on. Thanks again, Lew

[handrawn]

easy done... glad to help

[Grenou]

This is what I have made for easy access to accents.
It fits in a clear CD case, which is taped to the desk light next to my computer :




Grenou

[amoore]

Good idea, Grenou. Thanks for posting it.

Allison

[jamesd]

ctrl + alt + a,i,o,u or e will give you á,í,ó,ú and é or with caps Á,Í,Ó,Ú AND É

[Grenou]

Good idea, Grenou. Thanks for posting it.

Allison

You are very welcome, I have used this for years, it works well and is less hassle than the very long codes :-)

Grenou

[Penny O'Rorke]

Brilliant, Grenou, thanks for that

[gwpriester]

In the Help menu, look under Entering Special Characters.

Special characters (in Text Tool)

Ctrl + Space		Hard space (words with hard spaces between will not wrap at the end of a line)
Ctrl + NumPad –	–	EN dash (An EN dash is longer than a minus, and is a more correct 'dash')
Ctrl + Alt + NumPad –	—	EM dash (An EM dash is a long dash)
Ctrl + Alt +.(Full stop)	…	Ellipsis (An ellipsis is three dots)
Ctrl + Alt + C	©	Copyright
Ctrl + Alt + R	®	Registered
Ctrl + Alt + T	™	Trademark
Ctrl + Alt + B	•	Bullet