Jul 5, 2019 08:09:44 AM by Virginia F
Hi, guys. Could someone help me out, please? I just accepted an ebook about Hernan Cortes. This will necessitate using those ellipses over the a and the o. How do I call up those special fonts? I can't seem to remember.
Thanks so much. Have a great weekend!
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Jul 5, 2019 08:45:14 AM by Joan S
Virginia - Easy. Go up to "Tools" in Word - select the language you want to use after selecting all the words in your manuscript (control + a).
Jul 5, 2019 08:16:45 AM Edited Jul 5, 2019 08:19:05 AM by Petra R
Virginia F wrote:Hi, guys. Could someone help me out, please? I just accepted an ebook about Hernan Cortes. This will necessitate using those ellipses over the a and the o. How do I call up those special fonts? I can't seem to remember.
They are not special fonts - they are Spanish "accents" as in Hernán Cortés
If it is just (or mainly) his name, just type it normally and then do a find and replace all and exchange the plain version for the accented one all in one go.
You can create them as described here.
Jul 5, 2019 08:21:58 AM by Virginia F
Great idea. But how will the name get replaced with the accents?
Jul 5, 2019 08:59:53 AM by Petra R
Virginia F wrote:Great idea. But how will the name get replaced with the accents?
Jul 5, 2019 08:45:14 AM by Joan S
Virginia - Easy. Go up to "Tools" in Word - select the language you want to use after selecting all the words in your manuscript (control + a).
Jul 5, 2019 09:50:52 AM by Samantha M
To do this as you are typing, follow these instructions. Once you do it a couple of times, it becomes easy.
On a Mac, press Opt then e (while still holding down the option key), then type any character. é = Opt+e, then e.
For î, use Option i.
For ñ, use Option n.
For ü, use Option u.
For ù, use Option `.
Those should be the ones you need.
I believe on a PC, it's Control instead of Alt. For the tilde (˜), it may require the shift key as well.
Search for "way to add accents to letters" for more information.
Jul 6, 2019 07:24:30 AM by Virginia F
Thanks for all of your help. I'll get started in having Cortés conquer his world.