Using Foreign Language Characters

If the puzzle you are completing includes a foreign language (French, German, Latin, Spanish) you can add foreign-language characters. You can use one of the two methods shown below to add the foreign language characters.

Adding foreign-language characters using the palette:

  1. Use the foreign-language character palette, which will automatically appear, and make sure your insertion point is located where you want the foreign-language character to be inserted.

  2. Double click the appropriate character.

Adding foreign-language characters using shortcut keys:

The keyboard shortcut for any foreign-language character consists of two sets of keystrokes—one for the diacritical mark and one for the letter.

  1. Enter the keystroke for the diacritical mark. For example, to create an umlaut press Ctrl + Shift + :.

  2. Enter the keystroke for the letter.

NOTE: To view the keystrokes for the foreign-language characters, display the foreign language palette as
described above.

To turn off the foreign-language character palette choose Hide Language Characters from the Edit menu.