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In Microsoft Word for Windows, how can I type foreign language characters?

In Microsoft Word, you can type some relatively common non-English characters by using the keystroke sequences listed below. Each sequence consists of a key combination to be pressed simultaneously (e.g., Ctrl-Alt-' ), followed by a single character to be pressed separately. For other ways to generate non-English characters, see In Microsoft Word for Windows, how do I access foreign or special characters?

Character Keystroke sequence
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù, à, è, ì, ò, ù Ctrl-` (the accent mark) followed by the letter, for example: Ctrl-` a or Ctrl-` Shift-a
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, á, é, í, ó, ú Ctrl-' (the apostrophe) followed by the letter, for example: Ctrl-' a
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û, â, ê, î, ô, û Ctrl-Shift-6 (the caret) followed by the letter, for example: Ctrl-Shift-6 a or Ctrl-Shift-6 Shift-a
Ã, Ñ, Õ, ã, ñ, õ Ctrl-Shift-` (the tilde) followed by the letter, for example: Ctrl-Shift-` n or Ctrl-Shift-` Shift-n
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, ä, ë, ï, ö, ü Ctrl-Shift-; (the colon) followed by the letter, for example: Ctrl-Shift-; u or Ctrl-Shift-; Shift-u
Å and å Ctrl-Shift-2 Shift-a and Ctrl-Shift-2 a
Æ and æ Ctrl-Shift-7 Shift-a and Ctrl-Shift-7 a
Ç and ç Ctrl-, Shift-c and Ctrl-, c
Ð and ð Ctrl-' Shift-d and Ctrl-' d
Ø and ø Ctrl-/ Shift-o and Ctrl-/ o
¿ (the inverted question mark) Alt-Ctrl-Shift-/
¡ (the inverted exclamation point) Alt-Ctrl-Shift-1
ß Ctrl-Shift-7 s
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