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ALT Codes for Entering Foreign Language Characters

 

If you need to enter a title or author's name that contains foreign language characters, such as ç or è, you can use the following chart to quickly enter a code for the character.  This is especially helpful in applications such as Noodletools, which does not have an alternate way of entering characters that are not found on your keyboard (yet, although they are considering an enhancement down the road)!  [Note: In Word, you can use the Insert, Symbol command, or the Microsoft Language Toolbar.]

To use the ALT codes, simply hold down the ALT key and then type in the appropriate code from the chart below:

ALT 128	Ç
ALT 129	ü
ALT 130	é
ALT 131	â
ALT 132	ä
ALT 133	à
ALT 134	å
ALT 135	ç
ALT 136	ê
ALT 137	ë
ALT 138	è
ALT 139	ï
ALT 140	î
ALT 141	ì
ALT 142	Ä
ALT 143	Å
ALT 144	É
ALT 145	æ
ALT 146	Æ
ALT 147	ô
ALT 148	ö
ALT 149	ò
ALT 150	û
ALT 151	Ù
ALT 152	Ÿ
ALT 153	Ö
ALT 154	Ü
ALT 155	¢
ALT 156	£
ALT 157	¥
ALT 158	₧
ALT 159	ƒ
ALT 160	á
ALT 161	í
ALT 162	ó
ALT 163	ú
ALT 164	ñ
ALT 165	Ñ
ALT 166	ª
ALT 167	º
ALT 168	¿

Source: www.AsciiTable.com

 

If you wish to install a free program on your computer to handle such characters, one recommended program is Quick Key, available at http://quickkeydotnet.sourceforge.net/