Creating Special Characters for Spanish
On a PC
• To place an accent over a letter: press the Ctrl key and the single quote key (') at the same time. Then type the letter.
• To create a tilde over an n: press the Ctrl and Shift keys on the right side of your keyboard while you press the ~ key; then press the n key.
• To create a Spanish question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence: press the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift keys as you press the ? or ! key.
You can also look up these characters using the Insert menu. Select Symbol … and start searching for the character you want (this is a very tedious process—it's much easier to learn the keyboard shortcuts).
On a Mac
• To place an accent over a letter: Press OPTION(Alt) + the letter "e" , then release both and press the vowel you need. For example for sí (yes) you would press OPTION + e, and then i.
• To create a tilde over an n: Press OPTION(Alt) + n, then press n.
• To create a Spanish question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence: Press Option + Shift + ? or !