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For users who do not have specialized keyboards, letters with accent marks may only be created using shortcut keys or through the menu bar.

Inserting accented letters with the menu bar or Ribbon

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Open Microsoft Word.
Select the Insert tab on the Ribbon or click Insert in the menu bar.
On the Insert tab or the Insert drop-down, select the Symbol option.
Select the desired accented character or symbol from the list of symbols. You can scroll through the entire list or select from the Subset drop-down list to view a specific type of symbols.

Note

In Word 2003 and earlier versions, you can click the More Symbols option to see a larger list of available symbols to insert.

After selecting the desired accented letter or symbol, click the Insert button.

Tip

If you insert an accented character using the steps above, once a character is inserted, you can copy that character and paste it anywhere else in the document.

Use keyboard shortcuts

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Microsoft Word users can also utilize the following combinations of keys to add accent marks to their letters. For example, to get the à character, you'd press and hold the Ctrl key, and press the ` key (the tilde key). Then, release both keys and quickly press the A key.