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If entering label data in a foreign language, a faster way than using the diacritic codes below is to enable the '''United States-International Keyboard'''. 
This [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/306560 Microsoft support page] tells you how. 
To use:
{| class="sbody-table table" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border-width: 2px; width: 731px; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px; border-top-style: none !important; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | <span class="text-base" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.33333; font-weight: 600;">Press this key</span>
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | <span class="text-base" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.33333; font-weight: 600;">Then press this key</span>
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | <span class="text-base" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.33333; font-weight: 600;">Resulting character</span>
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px;"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | '(APOSTROPHE)
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | c, e, y, u, i, o, a
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | ç, é, ý, ú, í, ó, á
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | "(QUOTATION MARK)
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | e, y, u, i, o, a
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | ë, ÿ, ü, ï, ö, ä
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px;"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | `(ACCENT GRAVE)
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | e, u, i, o, a
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | è, ù, ì, ò, à
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | ~(TILDE)
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | o, n, a
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | õ, ñ, ã
|- class="sbody-tr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding: 4px;"
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: none !important; vertical-align: top;" | ^(CARET)
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | e, u, i, o, a
| class="sbody-td" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 16px; border-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); vertical-align: top;" | ê, û, î, ô, â
|}
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= Diacritics =


Revision as of 01:30, 17 March 2016

If entering label data in a foreign language, a faster way than using the diacritic codes below is to enable the United States-International Keyboard. 

This Microsoft support page tells you how. 

To use:

Press this key Then press this key Resulting character
'(APOSTROPHE) c, e, y, u, i, o, a ç, é, ý, ú, í, ó, á
"(QUOTATION MARK) e, y, u, i, o, a ë, ÿ, ü, ï, ö, ä
`(ACCENT GRAVE) e, u, i, o, a è, ù, ì, ò, à
~(TILDE) o, n, a õ, ñ, ã
^(CARET) e, u, i, o, a ê, û, î, ô, â

Diacritics

Alt + 0 (on the number keypad)

À         192

Á         193

         194

à        195

Ä         196

Å         197

à          224

á          225

â          226

ã          227

ä          228

å          229

Æ         198

æ          230

Ç          199

ç          231

È          200

É          201

Ê          202

Ë          203

è          232

é          233

ê          234

ë          235

Ì           204

Í           205

Π          206

Ï           207

ì           236

í           237

î           238

ï           239

Ñ         209

ñ          241

Ò         210

Ó         211

Ô         212

Õ         213

Ö         214

Ø         216

ò          242

ó          243

ô          244

õ          245

ö          246

ø          248

Ù         217

Ú         218

Û         219

Ü         220

ù          249

ú          250

û          251

ü          252

Ý         221

ý          253

ÿ          255

 

Other Symbols

Alt + 0 (on the number keypad)

¼         188      one-fourth

½         189      one-half

¾         190      three-fourths

°           176      degrees

±          177      plus/minus

¹           185      superscript 1

²           178      superscript 2

³           179      superscript 3

µ          181      micro symbol (mu)

÷          247      divide symbol

×          215      multiply symbol

ß          223      German sharp s

…        133      ellipsis

†          134      dagger (single)

‡          135      dagger (double)

Š          138      S caron

š           154      s caron

‹           139      left single guillemet

›           155      right single guillemet

«          171      left double guillemet

»          187      right double guillemet

–          150      en dash

—        151      em dash

˜           152      tilde

™        153      unregistered trademark

©         169      copyright

®         174      registered trademark

Œ         140      OE ligature

œ         156      oe ligature

Ÿ         159      Y diaeresis

¿          191      Spanish inverted ?

¡           161      Spanish inverted !

¢          162      cents

£          163      pounds

¶          182      paragraph symbol (pilcrow)

§          167      section symbol

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