I have set up a page for my students on the web, which includes information
for MS programs in general:
http://www.evergreen.loyola.edu/~lmorgan/word97.htm
Hope this helps.
Leslie
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>Excluding changing the keyboard in Windows, which requires memorizing where
>the accented characters are, you are left with customizing the keyboard in
>your word processor. For my students, the best I could do is giving them the
>following information (this is for Italian). This information is edited so
>it can used in any language:
>
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>
>Using Vowel with Accents in Your Compositions
>
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>
>These instructions assumes you are using Windows 95/98/2000 OS (it may work
>in Windows 3.1)-- If are using MAC OS, Good Luck! - Use your own computer
>knowledge.
>
>How do I assign vowel with accents to keyboard keys in MS Word? (I tested
>this in MS Word 97 and Word 2000)
>
>1. Go to "Insert" on the Menu Bar.
>
>2. Go to "Symbol"
>
>3. Select the Font: "(normal text)"
>
>4. Select the Subset: "Basic Latin"
>
>5. Click on the character you want to assign (the character will be
>highlighted)
>
>6. Click on "Shortcut Key"
>
>7. On the keyboard, type the key combination you want to assign to the
>character. (ex. à = ALT+A)
>
>8. Click "Assign" then "Close"
>
>9. Repeat, starting at step 5, to assign other characters.
>
>10. When finished, close the "Insert Symbol" dialog box"
>
>11. Close the dialogue boxes - Your accented vowels are available on the
>keys you assigned.
>
>MS Word does not include automatic spelling and thesaurus in Italian. You
>need to purchase the international language program if you want it.
>
>For just about the same money, you can buy the academic version of
>WordPerfect 2000 which includes most languages (Italian, French, German,
>Spanish, Russian, and many more).
>
>
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>
>How do I assign vowel with accents to keyboard keys in WordPerfect? (I
>tested this in WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8 and WordPerfect 2000)
>
>1. Go to "Tools" on the Menu Bar
>
>2. Go to "Settings" ("settings" is found under Tools in Wp9, "Format" in WP
>7, "Edit" in WP6.1)
>
>3. Double-click the keyboard symbol with the word "Customize"
>
>4. Click the "keyboard" tab
>
>5. Only in WP 6.1, and 7: Click "create" (in WordPerfect 8 and 2000, you may
>edit the standard keyboard -- skip steps 5 & 6)
>
>6. Only in WP 6, and 7 -- Type any name in the space provided
>
>7. In the left window scroll down to the key where you want to assign the
>character (e.g. <ALT+A>)
>
>8. Click the "keystroke" tab on the left side of the dialogue box
>
>9. In the white space, insert the character you need for the international
>characters provided by WordPerfect. You can get the international characters
>by pressing <CTRL+W>
>
>10. In the Characters dialogue box go to "Multinational"
>
>11. Scroll down until you find the character you need (e.g.. <à>
>
>12. Click "Insert and close" - the character appears in the white area
>
>13. Click "Assign keystroke to key (e.g. <ALT A>)
>
>14. Repeat steps 7 to 14 to assign other characters to keys
>
>15. When you finish, for WordPerfect 6.1 and 7 only, highlight your new
>keyboard, end click "select"
>
>16. Close the dialogue boxes - Your accented vowels are available on the
>keys you assigned.
>
>Note: WordPerfect 2000 includes the Multi-Language Module, which is
>accessible by running SETUP, Custom -- it may not be available in the
>Standard Setup -- when this option is enabled, you can automatically spell
>check your compositions, and you can also access a thesaurus in many
>languages.
>
>You can set the your language by clicking: <Tools> <Setting> <Language> In
>the dialogue box that appears, choose the language you want and press <OK>.
>
>
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>If you are using MS Works, or any other word processor, you may copy each
>character from the Windows Character Map, available under <Start> <Programs>
><Accessories> <Character map> in Window 95/98
>
>Also you can install a different keyboard in Windows 95/98, by going to
>Control Panel -- Keyboard -- Language (however, a different keyboard will
>change the position of some keys. Unless you have a good visual memory, stay
>away from this).
>
>__________________________
>Charles Franco
>European Languages
>SUNY at Stony Brook
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Failla
>Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:36 AM
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>Subject: International Keyboard éè ä úù ñ ¿? ¡! 1º 2ª Ç
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>
>I wonder if anyone knows how to customize a keyboard.
>
>I am sure that many of you write in several languages, often in the same
>document. Switching the keyboard from one language to another in the
>middle is cumbersome, as is using the alt key plus a number for a
>particular character (e.g. alt 165 = Ñ). In addition, commands for
>foreign characters vary from program to program (ctrl ` e will produce è
>in Word, but does nothing in Telnet).
>
>The Portuguese keyboard seems to be the most expansive, but it is not the
>one I learned to type on. I wonder, then, if it is possible to customize
>our keyboards.
>
>I vaguely remember MACROS in DOS helping to do this once, but only for
>WordPerfect.
>
>Thank you for any suggestions.
Leslie Z Morgan http://www.evergreen.loyola.edu/~lmorgan
Dept. of Modern Langs and Lits. tel. 410-617-2926 (voice mail too)
Loyola College in MD e-mail: [log in to unmask]
4501 North Charles St.
Baltimore MD 21210-2699
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