December 2002
Beginner to intermediate
808 pages
23h 40m
English
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Appendix B. Accent Marks
People always seem surprised to discover that you can type just about any accented character on the Mac. In fact, you’ve been able to do this since about 1984.
| Tilde | Press | Let go, then press |
|---|---|---|
| ˜ | Option n | Spacebar |
| ã | Option n | a |
| Ã | Option n | Shift a |
| ñ | Option n | n |
| Ñ | Option n | Shift n |
| õ | Option n | o |
| Õ | Option n | Shift o |
| Diaeresis | Press | Let go, then press |
|---|---|---|
| ¨ | Option u | Spacebar |
| ä | Option u | a |
| Ä | Option u | Shift a |
| ë | Option u | e |
| Ë | Option u | Shift e |
| ï | Option u | i |
| Ï | Option Shift f | |
| ö | Option u | o |
| Ö | Option u | Shift o |
| ü | Option u | u |
| Ü | Option u | Shift u |
| ÿ | Option u | y |
| ′ | Option Shift ` | |
| (` is next to 1, or next to Spacebar; the same key as the regular ˜key) | ||
| Circumflex | Press | Let go, then press |
|---|---|---|
| ^ | Option i | Spacebar |
| â | Option i | a |
| Â | Option Shift m | |
| ê | Option i | e |
| Ê | Option i | Shift e |
| î | Option i | i |
| Î | Option Shift d | |
| ô | Option i | o |
| Ô | Option Shift j | |
| û | Option i | u |
| Û | Option ... |
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