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For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+). For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).
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To type a lowercase character by using a key combination that includes the Shift key, hold down the Ctrl+Shift+symbol keys simultaneously, and then release them before you type the letter.
| To insert this | Press |
|---|---|
| à, è, ì, ò, ù, | CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter |
| á, é, í, ó, ú, ý | CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter |
| â, ê, î, ô, û | CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter |
| ã, ñ, õ | CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter |
| ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, | CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter |
| å, Å | CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A |
| æ, Æ | CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A |
| œ, Œ | CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O |
| ç, Ç | CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C |
| ð, Ð | CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D |
| ø, Ø | CTRL+/, o or O |
| ¿ | ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+? |
| ¡ | ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+! |
| ß | CTRL+SHIFT+&, s |
| The Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code | The character code, ALT+X For example, to insert the euro currency symbol |
| The ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code | ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad) Note:Make sure that NUM LOCK is on before you type the character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down the ALT key and press 0128 on the numeric keypad. |
Note:If you type extensively in another language, you may prefer to switch to a different keyboard instead.
To add accents or special characters, use the number pad on your keyboard with Num Lock turned on.
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Press and hold Alt.
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Type the numeric code (see below) on the number pad and release Alt.
Shortcuts to new Outlook special characters
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Vowels with accents
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Punctuation, consonants, and special vowels
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Special characters
Vowels with accents
The following tables listvowels with accent marks and the key combination to press for each one.
| Uppercase vowel with grave accent | Press |
|---|---|
| À | Alt+0192 |
| È | Alt+0200 |
| Ì | Alt+0204 |
| Ò | Alt+0210 |
| Ù | Alt+0217 |
| Lowercase vowel with grave accent | Press |
|---|---|
| à | Alt+0224 |
| è | Alt+0232 |
| ì | Alt+0236 |
| ò | Alt+0242 |
| ù | Alt+0249 |
| Uppercase vowel with acute accent | Press |
|---|---|
| Á | Alt+0193 |
| É | Alt+0201 |
| Í | Alt+0205 |
| Ó | Alt+0211 |
| Ú | Alt+0218 |
| Ý | Alt+0221 |
| Lowercase vowel with acute accent | Press |
|---|---|
| á | Alt+0224 |
| é | Alt+0233 |
| í | Alt+0237 |
| ó | Alt+0243 |
| ú | Alt+0250 |
| ý | Alt+0253 |
| Uppercase vowel with circumflex accent | Press |
|---|---|
| Â | Alt+0194 |
| Ê | Alt+0202 |
| Î | Alt+0206 |
| Ô | Alt+0212 |
| Û | Alt+0219 |
| Lowercase vowel with circumflex accent | Press |
|---|---|
| â | Alt+0226 |
| ê | Alt+0234 |
| î | Alt+0238 |
| ô | Alt+0244 |
| û | Alt+0251 |
| Uppercase vowel with tilde accent | Press |
|---|---|
| Ã | Alt+0195 |
| Ñ | Alt+0209 |
| Õ | Alt+0213 |
| Lowercase vowel with tilde accent | Press |
|---|---|
| ã | Alt+0227 |
| ñ | Alt+0241 |
| õ | Alt+0245 |
| Uppercase vowel with umlaut accent | Press |
|---|---|
| Ä | Alt+0196 |
| Ë | Alt+0203 |
| Ï | Alt+0207 |
| Ö | Alt+0214 |
| Ü | Alt+0220 |
| Ÿ | Alt+0159 |
| Lowercase vowel with umlaut accent | Press |
|---|---|
| ä | Alt+0228 |
| ë | Alt+0235 |
| ï | Alt+0239 |
| ö | Alt+0246 |
| ü | Alt+0252 |
| ÿ | Alt+0255 |
Punctuation, consonants, and special vowels
| Mark, letter, symbol, or character | Press |
|---|---|
| Inverted exclamation mark (¡) | Alt+0161 |
| Inverted question mark (¿) | Alt+0191 |
| Uppercase C-cedilla (Ç) | Alt+0199 |
| Lowercase c-cedilla (ç) | Alt+0231 |
| Uppercase OE diphthong (Œ) | Alt+0140 |
| Lowercase oe diphthong (œ) | Alt+0156 |
| Eszett or ss (ß) | Alt+0223 |
| Masculine ordinal indicator or degree symbol (º) | Alt+0186 |
| Feminine ordinal indicator (ª) | Alt+0170 |
| Uppercase O with a stroke (Ø) | Alt+0216 |
| Lowercase o with a stroke (ø) | Alt+0248 |
| Uppercase A with an overring, A-ring (Å) | Alt+0197 |
| Lowercase a with an overring, A-ring (å) | Alt+0229 |
| Uppercase AE diphthong or uppercase ash (Æ) | Alt+0198 |
| Lowercase ae diphthong or lowercase ash (æ) | Alt+0230 |
| Uppercase thorn (Þ) | Alt+0222 |
| Lowercase thorn (þ) | Alt+0254 |
| Uppercase eth (Ð) | Alt+0208 |
| Lowercase eth (ð) | Alt+0240 |
| Double left angled quotation mark («) | Alt+0171 |
| Double right angled quotation mark (») | Alt+0187 |
| Single left angled quotation mark (‹) | Alt+0139 |
| Single right angled quotation mark (›) | Alt+0155 |
| Uppercase S with caron (Š) | Alt+0138 |
| Lowercase s with caron (š) | Alt+0154 |
| Uppercase Z with caron (Ž) | Alt+0142 |
| Lowercase z with caron (ž) | Alt+0158 |
Special characters
| Character | Press |
|---|---|
| Cent symbol ¢ | Alt+0162 |
| Copyright symbol © | Alt+0169 |
| Dagger symbol † | Alt+0134 |
| Double dagger symbol or diesis ‡ | Alt+0135 |
| Pound sign £ | Alt+0163 |
| Euro sign € | Alt+0128 |
| Yen sign ¥ | Alt+0165 |
| Function sign ƒ | Alt+0131 |
| Currency sign ¤ | Alt+0164 |
| Registered trademark symbol ® | Alt+0174 |
| Trademark symbol ™ | Alt+0153 |
| Bullet • | Alt+0149 |
| En dash – | Alt+0151 |
| Em dash — | Alt+0150 |
| Section sign § | Alt+0167 |
| Paragraph sign or pilcrow ¶ | Alt+0182 |
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