COMPOSITE CHARACTER KEYS
This machine can display and print composite characters, which consist of a letter and a diacritical mark. The diacritical marks available are ˆ, ¨, ´, ` and ~.
Several composite characters can be found on the key tops. Characters such as ü, ç, and ñ can be entered using a. Before inputting a composite character as described below, check
whether it is already available as a keytop character.
The following diacritical mark and letter combinations are available:
Diacritical Marks | Letters Which Can Be Combined |
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ˆ | a e i o u A E I O U |
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¨ | a e i o u y A E I O U |
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´ | a e i o u A E I O U |
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` | a e i o u A E I O U |
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~ | a n o A N O |
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1 To type in a diacritical mark written in colour on the key, press a once. The Alt indicator comes on.
To type in a diacritical mark written in the top half of the key, hold down s.
2Press the key (: or ?) of the desired diacritical mark. The diacritical mark is added to the text.
3Press the key of the letter that you wish to combine with the diacritical mark. The letter is combined with the diacritical mark and added to the text.
☞If the letter of the key that you pressed cannot be combined with the diacritical mark (see the above table), only the letter is added to the text.
EXAMPLE
To add the composite character “ë” to the text:
1 Hold down s and press : once.
Alt
Caps 1: N o ¨ _
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