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Insert letter with an accent mark, "n" with tilde over it.

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Joyzzie

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Sep 11, 2009, 11:52:02 AM9/11/09
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This letter isn't contained in Symbols. How do I type an "n" with tilde over
it. Many Spanish names and words are written in that style.

Jay Freedman

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Sep 11, 2009, 12:15:23 PM9/11/09
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Joyzzie wrote:
> This letter isn't contained in Symbols. How do I type an "n" with
> tilde over it. Many Spanish names and words are written in that style.

You've missed it; the � character is ASCII 241 or Unicode 0F1 and is present
in most fonts. In the Insert > Symbol dialog, with "(normal text)" selected
in the font box and "ASCII (decimal)" selected in the dropdown at the bottom
right, you'll find the character 15 characters from the end of the list.

The default shortcut for it is to press and release Ctrl and the tilde key
together, then press the n key.

Or you can hold the Alt key while you type 0241 on the number pad (with
NumLock turned on).

Or (in Word 2003 or later) you can type F1 in the document and press Alt+X.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/InsertSpecChars.htm for more.

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Jay Freedman

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Sep 11, 2009, 12:23:12 PM9/11/09
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Jay Freedman wrote:
> Joyzzie wrote:
>> This letter isn't contained in Symbols. How do I type an "n" with
>> tilde over it. Many Spanish names and words are written in that
>> style.
>
> You've missed it; the � character is ASCII 241 or Unicode 0F1 and is
> present in most fonts. In the Insert > Symbol dialog, with "(normal
> text)" selected in the font box and "ASCII (decimal)" selected in the
> dropdown at the bottom right, you'll find the character 15 characters
> from the end of the list.
> The default shortcut for it is to press and release Ctrl and the
> tilde key together, then press the n key.
>
> Or you can hold the Alt key while you type 0241 on the number pad
> (with NumLock turned on).
>
> Or (in Word 2003 or later) you can type F1 in the document and press
> Alt+X.
> See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/InsertSpecChars.htm for more.

I misspoke slightly -- the Alt+X method is available in Word 2002 and later.

Also, when you press Ctrl and tilde, that actually means Ctrl and Shift and
tilde (which is a shifted character).

Rebecca Archer

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Aug 9, 2023, 8:52:22 PM8/9/23
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no it is not in there
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