How to Use an Acute Accent on a Mac
Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create the acute-accented (´) characters used in many Latin-based languages. This works for áÁ, éÉ, íÍ, óÓ and úÚ but does not work for yY.
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Things You'll Need
- Fontographer (Macromedia)
- PopChar Pro (Uni Software Plus)
- Computer Fonts Software
Instructions
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Press Option + e, and then press the letter you want accented.
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For upper case, press Option + e, and then press Shift + the letter you want accented.
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Tips & Warnings
All of these characters can be found in, and inserted into your document from, the Key Caps desk accessory, which can be found in the Apple menu.
Foreign language (non-Latin) fonts are available for purchase, as shareware or, in some cases, as freeware over the Internet.
Many of these accented ("high ASCII") characters are not compatible with e-mail.
