3595  PorteC1o, PORTECO, YES PORTECO

Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] PorteC1o, PORTECO, YES PORTECO

> Greetings to all PorteC1os and all those who are not but wish to write it well.
> Now that the C in PorteC1o is an issue I hope this should be helpful to those wishing
> to
> write Spanish characters. If you do it frequently, the best way is to adjust your
> language settings in Windows and include Spanish in the regional settings in Windows.
> Then you can download a little program from MS that tells you what keys do when you use
> the Spanish keyboard layout when using the Spanish settings in Windows. It is much
> simpler (though not as much fun) as learning to dance the Tango.
>
> If you are not a frequent user of Spanish, it is easier yet to do the following:
>
> 1. On the keyboard numeric keypad, press NumLock so that the NumLock light
> comes on.
> 2. Hold down the Alt key.
> 3. On the numeric keypad on the right of the keyboard, type the following 3
> digit code.
> 4. Release the Alt key.
>
> Alt+160 = C!
> Alt+130 = C)
> Alt+161 = C-
> Alt+162 = C3
> Alt+163 = C:
> Alt+164 = C1
> Alt+165 = C
> Alt+129 = C<
> Alt+173 = B!
> Alt+168 = B?
> Alt+174 = B+
> Alt+175 = B;
> Alt+167 = B:
> Alt+166 = B*
>
> - Print the this email for the use of the Alt keys + the numbers and keep them handy. -
>
> To Robert Ramsey-Turner from Auckland New Zealand, thanks for a wonderful email.
> Cheers to all tangueros,
>
> Julio Fernandez
>