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Typing in Portuguese by Fernanda L. Ferreira, Ph.D.

When writing electronically, it is important to add the accent symbols and diacritics that are part of the Portuguese language. There is a big difference between an accented vowel é (is) and one without an accent e (and). The following table shows how to add these accents into your electronic documents.

<tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="1" align="left"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="1" align="left"/> <thead> <tr> <td><p>Window Keys</p></td> <td><p>Result</p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>Control + ' [apostrophe], then any vowel</p></td> <td><p>á, é, í, ó, ú</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Control + ` [grave], then a</p></td> <td><p>à</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Control + Shift + ~ [tilde], then vowel</p></td> <td><p>ã, õ</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Control +, [comma], then c</p></td> <td><p>ç</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="1" align="left"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="1" align="left"/> <thead> <tr> <td><p>Apple Keys</p></td> <td><p>Result</p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>Option + e, then any vowel</p></td> <td><p>á, é, í, ó, ú</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Option + ` [grave], then a</p></td> <td><p>à</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Option + n, then vowel</p></td> <td><p>ã, õ</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>Option + c</p></td> <td><p>ç</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <p>Now practice writing the following words in your computer: <emphasis>maçã</emphasis> (apple), <emphasis>sofá</emphasis> (sofa), <emphasis>às quatro</emphasis> (at four), and <emphasis>corações</emphasis> (hearts).</p> <!--/gc--> <div id="pagination"><ul><li class="prev"><a href="http://www.netplaces.com/brazilian-portuguese/the-sounds-of-portuguese/listening-practice-3.htm" title="Listening Practice 3">Listening Practice 3</a></li><li class="next"><a href="http://www.netplaces.com/brazilian-portuguese/beginning-conversation/" title="Beginning Conversation">Beginning Conversation</a> </li></ul></div></div> <div id="coda"> <div id="rel"><div class="n5">Related Articles</div><ul> <li><a href="http://gobrazil.about.com/od/brazilwheretostay/p/vacationrent.htm" zT="18/1YL/Zn"> Brazil Vacation Rentals - 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