These instructions differ slightly
for each version of Windows. I will try to make instructions available
for more versions of Windows in the near future. For now there is just
Windows XP. These instructions are the same for Windows XP Home Edition
or Professional Edition. Parts of the instructions work equally well for
all versions of Windows.
First of all, there are various methods for typing accents
in Windows. I will start with the best and fastest method and continue
on to other methods that you can use if you are on a public computer
and aren't able to use the control panel, for example, or if you don't
want to take the time to install a new keyboard layout.
1. Add new keyboard layout to Windows:
A. Open the Windows Control Panel:
B. Choose "Regional and Language Options" in the
Control Panel. After the Regional and Language Options Window is displayed,
click on the "Languages" tab and click the "Details..." button. You
should see the following window:
C. Click "Add..." to add a new input language to your operating
system. Choose "Portuguese (Brazil)" from the drop-down list
that appears and leave the keyboard layout at its default setting (Brazilian
ABNT). Click OK. After this operation is finished, you should
see Portuguese as an input option in the Text Services and Input Languages
list. You should also see a language bar appear in the taskbar.
The language bar can be used to switch rapidly between input languages:
You can also use <Alt-Left Shift> (hold down the alt
key and push the left shift key) to toggle between input languages.
When you are in Portuguese input mode, accented letters can be
typed by using the following key combinations:
| á |
[ (left bracket) key then a
key |
|
Á |
[ key then shift + a key
|
à
|
shift + [ then a
key
|
|
À
|
shift + [ then shift
+ a key
|
ú
|
[ key then u
key
|
|
Ú
|
[ key then shift +
u key
|
And so on for
all acute accents...
|
ã
|
' (apostrophe) key
then a key
|
|
Ã
|
' key then shift +
a key
|
â
|
shift + ' (apostrophe)
key then a key
|
|
Ô
|
shift + ' key then
shift + o key
|
And so on for
all circumflex accents...
|
ü
|
shift + 6 key then u
key
|
|
Ü
|
shift + 6 key then shift
+ u key
|
ç
|
; (semicolon) key
|
|
Ç
|
shift + ; key
|
2. Use the ALT key codes to type accented letters:
Accents can be typed by holding down the ALT key and typing numbers
on the numeric keypad. Note that the numbers must be typed on
the numeric keypad, not the number keys above the normal letters.
| ACCENT |
ALT CODES |
| grave (crase) |
à = 0224 |
À = 0192 |
|
|
|
| acute (agudo) |
á = 0225 |
é = 0233 |
í = 0237 |
ó = 0243 |
ú = 0250 |
| Á = 0193 |
É = 0201 |
Í = 0205 |
Ó = 0211 |
Ú = 0218 |
| circumflex (circunflexo) |
â = 0226 |
ê = 0234 |
ô = 0244 |
 = 0194 |
Ê = 0202 |
| Ô = 0212 |
|
|
|
|
| umlaut (trema) |
ü = 0252 |
Ü = 0220 |
|
|
|
tilde (til) |
ã = 0227 |
à = 0195 |
|
|
|
| cedille (cedilha) |
ç = 0231 |
Ç = 0199 |
|
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|
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