How to Quickly Accent Characters in Word

By Carol Bratt / 07/22/2015 / 1 Comment / Word 2010

MS Word allows us to create accented letters in our documents very quickly using the accent shortcuts that are built into it. All you really have to do is use the shortcut key combination and then add the letter to be accented!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

Circumflex – CTRL + Shift +^, followed by one of (a, e.i, o, u)

Grav e- CTRL + `, followed by one of (a.e.i, o, u)

Acute- CTRL + ‘, followed by one of (a, e, o, u, y)

Cedilla – CTRL + , followed by c

Umlaut – CTRL + Shift + :, followed by one of (a, e, i, o, u, y)

Pretty simple when you know how huh?

About The Author

Carol Bratt

Carol holds A+, MCP, and MOS computer certifications and is the resident DCT Office expert. She trains the staffs of small law firms in the use of Microsoft Office applications and has authored many books covering Microsoft Office as well as written articles for Infopackets, TechnoLawyer, and Digital Harbor. For more Microsoft Office tips visit Carol's Corner Office or follow Carol on FaceBook and Twitter.

1 thought on “How to Quickly Accent Characters in Word”

Joe Bleau
07/25/2015 at 8:16 am

Excellent tip. For these accents, plus more exotic symbols, AllChars is an excellent way to INSERT such things in all programs, not just in M$ Word.
http://allchars.zwolnet.com/
jb

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