You can add special characters on a PC or Mac computer by using keyboard shortcuts or accessing a pop-up window.

If you accidentally press a certain key on your keyboard, you can unwittingly turn on the overtype mode. If you attempt to type a letter between other letters in overtype mode, the new letter ...

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There are times when you’ll need to type a character that isn’t displayed on your keyboard, be it a letter with an accent, the degree symbol, or a currency symbol. Special characters are common in ...

Whether you’re doing some Spanish homework or exchanging jokes with your French-speaking amoureux, nailing spelling in a foreign language is pretty important if you’re trying to get your point across ...

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