The table below lists the letters with accents supported by Wordfast Pro.
Accent | Sample | Notes | |
Acute | Ó ó | Ctrl+', V | '= apostrophe key V= any vowel |
Circumflex | Ô ô | Shift+Ctrl+^, V | |
Grave | Ò ò | Ctrl+`, V | |
Tilde | Ñ ñ | Shift+Ctrl+~, V | Only works with "n, N, o, O, a, A" |
Umlaut | Ö ö | Shift+Ctrl+:, V | := colon key |
Example 1: To type the letter ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and type o. The accented letter should appear.
Example 2: To type the letter Ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and type O. The accented letter should appear.
Example 3: To type ñ, hold down the Shift key, then the Control key, then the ~ key. Release all three keys, then type n.
The table below lists the other foreign characters supported by Wordfast Pro.
Symbol | Name | Shortcut | Notes |
¡ | Upside-down exclamation point | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+! | Either Alt key works. |
¿ | Upside-down question mark | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+? | Either Alt key works. |
Ç, ç | French C cedille (caps/lowercase) | Ctrl+, ,c Ctrl+, ,C | For ç, press Control, then the comma key. Release then press c. |
Œ, œ | OE ligature (caps/lowercase) | Shift+Ctrl+&,o Shift+Ctrl+&,O | |
ß | German Sharp/Double S | Shift+Ctrl+&,S | |
Ø, ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowercase) | Ctrl+/,o Ctrl+/,O | |
Å, å | Nordic A-ring, Angstrom sign (caps/lowercase) | Shift+Ctrl+@,a Shift+Ctrl+@,A | A with ring/Angstrom Sign |
Æ, æ | Old English AE ligature (caps/lowercase) | Shift+Ctrl+&,a Shift+Ctrl+&,A | |
Ð, ð | Old English eth (caps/lowercase) | Ctrl+',d Ctrl+',D | Icelandic/Old English eth ' = apostrophe key |
Example 1: To input Spanish upside down exclamation point ¡ (Alt+Shift+Ctrl+!), hold down the Alt key, then the Shift key, the the Control key, then the ! key. Release all four keys, and the ¡ punctuation will appear.
Example 2: To input French oe ligature œ (Shift+Ctrl+&,o), hold down the Shift key, then the Control key, then the & key. Release all three keys and then type o to make the letter appear.