For windows users, you can just change your settings (settings-control panel-keyboard-language) and add spanish to the lists of languages for the keyboard. I have the settings for both the English and the Spanish keyboard installed and change it according to the text I am writing. ñ is on the Spanish keyboard where ; is on the American keyboard. the accent is where [ is on the American keyboard: thus you have to press [a, [e etc. ¿ is = and ¡ is +
Feliz cumpleaños, Nicole.

Gracias amorosa!

FWIW Madridman, your birthday is the same day that Prohibition ended in 1933. Two reasons to have a drink on Dec. 5!

Don't forget these:

alt+173 = ¡
alt+144 = É
alt+165 = Ñ
alt+129 = ü

For Spanish quotes:
alt+174 = «
alt+175 = »

For writing in your piso number:
alt+167 = º (like "cuarto piso" or 4º piso)
For writing in the planta number:
alt+166 = ª (as in "tercera planta" or 3ª planta)

and for the catalanes:
alt+135 = ç

I've tried that keyboard switch thingy, but I guess I'm old-fashioned...

I'll brag in saying that I already knew how to do all of these characters. BUT, one that I haven't been able to find is the accented capital A as in "Angel". And don't forget the ª is also for the abbreviated name of María as Mª. Guys, did you happen to see my posting last month in the rec.travel.europe newsgroup where I posted all these same characters?? hehhehee...

Hope Nicole and DavidB had nice birthdays this week!

By the way, as a short follow-up, the new, little, local Mexican restaurant I went to for a late dinner on my birthday was great! Had the burrito & enchilada combination plate. WOW! I was in heaven. All SO authentic and ALL patrons (3 occupied tables) in the place were speaking Spanish!!! I finished it off with flan and coffee. Mmmm.. So gooood.

Saludos, MadridMan

[This message has been edited by MadridMan (edited 12-07-2000).]

¡Gracias Connie! I did the keyboard switch and it is SO GREAT to not have to pull up that character map everytime that I do email! I have the accents all programmed into my Word program, but they don't carry over, of course, to other applications. Also it is more convenient that memorizing all of those number codes (also for those who use laptops and don't have the extra number keypad to the right).
Muchísimas gracias, you just made my life a whole lot easier.

ALL RIGHT MadridMan!! ANOTHER SAG!!! should have known... I'll bet most of 'us' are!!Yea, don't worry about that 30 something stuff!! Just be thankful you aren't one of those twenty something guys, who hasn't got it together yet!!You'll just keep on keepin' on >>>ONLY BETTER!!......Rev. MIke

Oh yea, almost forgot,...Merry Chrisymas too!! Rev.

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! Rev.