The specific key will depend on the keyboard you have, but you can find it easily by using the following method: Press and hold alt/option. Whilst holding alt/option, play around by pressing a few keys until you find this symbol: ´ (highlighted in yellow). On my keyboard, it’s the number 8. In order to use the Canadian French keyboard to type French accents, you need to select that keyboard layout. Windows: Selecting a Keyboard Layout In order to use one of these alternate keyboard layouts, you need to add it to Windows.
Windows 8 and 8.1: The method is similar to that for earlier versions of Windows. From the Control Panel, select 'Language.' Under 'Change your language preferences,' click on 'Options' to the right of the already installed language, which will probably be English (United States) if you're from the U.S. Under 'Input method,' click on 'Add an input method.' Select 'United States-International.' This will add the international keyboard to a menu located at the lower right of the screen. You can use the mouse to choose between it and the standard English keyboard.
You can also switch keyboards by pressing the Windows key and the space bar simultaneously. Windows 10: From the 'Ask me anything' search box in the lower left, type 'Control' (without the quotes) and launch the Control Panel. Under 'Clock, Language, and Region,' select 'Change input methods.'
Under 'Change your language preferences,' you will likely see 'English (United States)' as your current option. (If not, adjust the following steps accordingly.) Click on 'Options' to the right of the language name. Click on 'Add an input method' and choose 'United States-International.' This will add the international keyboard to a menu located at the lower right of the screen. You can use the mouse to choose between it and the standard English keyboard. You can also switch keyboards by pressing the Windows key and the space bar simultaneously.
Using the numeric keypad: Windows allows the user to type any available character by holding down one of the Alt keys while typing in a numeric code on the numeric keypad, if one is available. For example, to type the long dash — such as those used surrounding this clause — hold down the Alt key while typing 0151 on the numeric keypad. Here is a chart showing the combinations you're most likely to need when typing Spanish. Note that these will work only with the numeric keypad, not with the numbers in the row above the letters.