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5 Place the insertion point in your document where you want to type.
6 Press the modifier key you pressed in step 4 (Shift, Option, Option-Shift, or none) and
press the key on your keyboard that is in the same place as the accent you see in the
Keyboard Viewer. Then release the modifier key and press the key for the character you
want to accent.
The accent key modifies the key you type next. For example, on a U.S. keyboard, to
make the é appear, press Option and E (the accent key), then press E (the letter on
which you want that accent to appear).
Viewing Keyboard Layouts for Other Languages
You can use the Keyboard Viewer available in System Preferences to see where
characters are located on keyboards used for other languages.
You must have fonts installed for the language you want to see in the Keyboard Viewer.
To see keyboard layouts for different languages:
1 Choose Apple > System Preferences and click International.
2 Click Input Menu, then select the checkbox next to Keyboard Viewer.
3 To see the character layout on keyboards used in different countries, select the On
checkbox next to the country's keyboard layout or input method.
4 Choose Show Keyboard Viewer from the Input menu on the right side of the menu bar
(the one that looks like a flag or alphabetical character).
The Keyboard Viewer shows the characters for the keyboard layout or input method
selected in the Input menu. For example, if U.S. is chosen in the Input menu, you see
the characters that appear on a U.S. keyboard in the Keyboard Viewer.
5 To see the keyboard layout for a different country, choose its keyboard layout from the
Input menu.
Typing Special Characters and Symbols
Using the Mac OS X Character Palette, you can insert special characters, such as
mathematical symbols, letters with accent marks, arrows and other “dingbats,” and
more. You can also use this palette to enter Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified
Chinese, and Korean characters, as well as characters from other languages.
To insert special characters or symbols:
1 Place the insertion point where you want the special character or symbol to appear.
2 Choose Edit > Special Characters to open the Character Palette (or choose Characters
from the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the Font panel).
3 Choose the type of characters you want to see from the View pop-up menu at the top
of the Character Palette. If you don't see the View menu, click the button in the upper-
right corner of the window to show the top portion of the window. Click this button
again to hide the top portion of the window.
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