How do I get my accents keys to work in Windows XP?
I am trying to use the English-International keyboard configuration in
Windows XP for accents. I have set up the keyboard in Control Panel
correctly, but the dead keys (accents) are simply not working. When I
type <~> + <n> for example I don`t get the ñ character. How can I fix
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Clarification of Question by
lucianot-ga
on
07 May 2003 17:25 PDT
I know how to configure the Languages options, and I am sure the
English-International has been set up correctly.
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Request for Question Clarification by
secret901-ga
on
07 May 2003 17:47 PDT
Hi lucianot!
The standard way to type accented keys using the English-International
is to type the accent and then the letter, so your way should produce
the right result. I tried it on my Windows XP computer and it worked
(ñ), so the problem is probably that you didn't activate the United
States-International keyboard option. To check this, right click on
an empty space on your taskbar, choose Toolbars->language bar. Make
sure that United States-International is selected.
secret901-ga
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Clarification of Question by
lucianot-ga
on
07 May 2003 18:14 PDT
Unfortunately I am pretty sure I have English-International corretly
selected. (I can see the EN symbol on the taskbar.) The problem lies
somewhere else...
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Clarification of Question by
lucianot-ga
on
07 May 2003 18:17 PDT
Note that the keyboard is working fine. I get the correct symbols
including accents when I type them. I just cant get the accents+letter
combination to work correctly. The problem is also universal, whether
I type in Word, IE or Outlook.
Hope this helps.
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Request for Question Clarification by
secret901-ga
on
07 May 2003 18:24 PDT
Hi lucianot,
I'm pretty sure there's no keyboard configuration called
"English-International", but only United States-International. On the
right of the EN in your taskbar, if there is a keyboard icon, it
should be United States-International that is selected.
Hope that helps,
secret901-ga
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Clarification of Question by
lucianot-ga
on
07 May 2003 18:39 PDT
Sorry, I meant United States-International under the English (United
States) language selection. That is currently active, but the
accent+letter combination is not working.
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Request for Question Clarification by
robertskelton-ga
on
07 May 2003 20:57 PDT
Hi,
I had never activated this before, so I had the luxury of going
through the process until I got it to work. I thought I had everything
done everything correctly but it didn't work. Until I changed the
Default Input Language.
Look at the top of the settings page.
Under Default Input Language there is a drop-down box. The selected
option needs to be:
English (United States) - United States-International
After selecting it you need to restart your computer.
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Clarification of Question by
lucianot-ga
on
08 May 2003 06:25 PDT
Had tried that already, didnt work. :(
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