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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'''. 
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. 
This [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/306560 Microsoft support page] tells you how.&nbsp; Or for <u>Windows 10</u>: Go to Settings from the windows icon at bottom left. Click on Time and Language, the Region and Language. You should see English (United States). Click on it and a button labeled OPTIONS will appear. Click on the OPTIONS button. Now you will see an option to ADD a KEYBOARD. Click on that and then scroll down the list until you see United States International. Click to add it to your language bar (should appear in your system tray).





Revision as of 17:56, 6 March 2018

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.  Or for Windows 10: Go to Settings from the windows icon at bottom left. Click on Time and Language, the Region and Language. You should see English (United States). Click on it and a button labeled OPTIONS will appear. Click on the OPTIONS button. Now you will see an option to ADD a KEYBOARD. Click on that and then scroll down the list until you see United States International. Click to add it to your language bar (should appear in your system tray).


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