How can I enter Portuguese accents using a UK keyboard?
Paul Dixon Brasil Local time: 19:29 Associado desde 2009 português para inglês + ...
Jan 2, 2010
I am visiting the UK briefly and would like to continue working during this period to make some badly-needed cash. The problem is that the keyboards here do not have Portuguese acute, grave and circumflex accents, and were I to accept an EN>PT assignment I would need them. How could this be done? The only way I can see would be to put them in a separate Word file (using Insert/Symbol) and then paste them into the assignment whenever needed, but this would be very time-consuming.
Any suggestions?
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Hermann Reino Unido Local time: 23:29 Associado desde 2002 inglês para alemão + ...
select Pt keyboard
Jan 2, 2010
in XP
- go to Control Panel
- Date, Time Language and Regional Options
- Regional and Language Options
- Text service and input language
- Details
and add Portuguese option.
You can then select this input language in the status bar - usually on the right.
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Sebastian Abbo França Local time: 00:29 francês para inglês
Lexibar Portuguese
Jan 2, 2010
You could try using Lexibar Portuguese. It's free and very easy to use.
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Paul Hamelin Luxemburgo Local time: 00:29 inglês para francês + ...
ASCII Codes
Jan 2, 2010
In circumstances where you can't apply the preceding recommendation (such as in cybercafes, for example), you can use the ASCII codes.
If you type "alt+0[code number]", you obtain the accented character.
For example, alt+0234 gives "ê"; alt+0233 gives "é"; alt+0249 gives "ù", etc.
You'll find easily these codes by googling "ascii table" or "ascii codes"; for example : http://www.asciitable.com, or http://ascii-table.com/special-chars.php
There are many others! Some are in PDF format, which makes it very easy to keep them with you (on a USB flash drive, for example).
I hope this helps.
[Modifié le 2010-01-02 20:27 GMT]
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I switch between the two on a regular basis - the language bar sits on the bottom right hand side of my page and whenever I write in Portuguese I click on the language box.
Enjoy your trip and the cold!
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Susana Alves Portugal Local time: 22:29 Associado desde 2009 português para inglês + ...
I also use the language bar
Jan 2, 2010
I even have a shortcut key alt shift to switch between the two and I even installed the US international keyboard which has it all. If you need to you can even print a layout of the keyboard if you don't know by hear where some of the keys are.
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