OL2000: How to Insert International Characters Using Word as Your E-mail Editor (254159)

SUMMARY

This article describes how to insert international characters in an e-mail message when you use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor.

NOTE: The procedures in this article only pertain when using the English U.S. versions of Microsoft Windows, Word, Outlook, and the U.S. Keyboard layout.

MORE INFORMATION

Open a new e-mail message, using Word as the editor, and insert an international character. To insert an international character, use any of the following keyboard combinations:

To insert	Press
, , , , , , , , ,	CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter
, , , , , , , , , , ,	CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter
, , , , , , , , ,	CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter
, , , , ,	CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter
, , , , , , , , , , ,	CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter
,	CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
,	CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
,	CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
,	CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C
,	CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D
,	CTRL+/, o or O
	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
	CTRL+SHIFT+&, s

For additional information about how to set Word as your Outlook e-mail editor, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253646 OL2000: How to Select Word as the Default E-mail Editor in Outlook

Most non-US keyboard layouts include native support for some of the diacritical marks described in this article, and the keyboard shortcuts described in this article may not work with those layouts.

More information is available about keyboard layouts in Appendix Q of Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT, available in the MSDN Library at the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/books/devintl/s25b8.htm