Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts in Word to add accent marks, special characters, symbols, and more.

To add accents or special characters, use the number pad on your keyboard with Num Lock turned on.

Many words will be automatically corrected to include accents in Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard so there is no need to do anything special. To manually add accents to your words, long press …

If you only have to enter a few special characters or symbols, you can use the Character Map or type keyboard shortcuts. See the tables below, or see Keyboard shortcuts for international …

On the Formats tab, you'll see a drop-down to choose different keyboard settings. You can select the default recommended option to "Match Windows display language" or you can select a …

This article helps with using Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) including IME settings, features, and keyboard shortcuts.

With the Alt key held down, enter the four-digit code on the numeric keypad for the desired character. When required, make sure to include the leading 0. Important: Entering these Alt …

Use the numeric keypad with Num Lock on to type the ASCII numbers, not the numbers across the top of your keyboard. All ASCII character codes are four digits long.

Learn how to use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) instead of a physical keyboard to type and enter text on your PC.

Some fractions (1/4, 1/2, and 3/4) automatically switch to a fraction character (¼, ½, ¾) when you type them. But others do not (1/3, 2/3, 1/5, etc.) so if you want to insert those as symbols you'll …