Just press and hold the Option key (the same as the Alt key), then press the "e" key, and then release them and press the letter key to which you'd like to add the accent.įor example, if you'd like to add an acute accent (´) to the letters a, e, i, o, or u, you'd press Option + e, and then the letter to which you'd like to add the accent. The Option key helps you add all kinds of accent and diacritic marks to your text. Whew, that's a lot of added time.įortunately, there's another common method that involves keyboard shortcuts. And it does slow down your flow, especially if you're typing a whole article in another language. But it doesn't always include all accents in every language. This method works well if you don't mind the time it takes for that little accent menu to pop up. So, for example, if you wanted the second option, above, you'd press and hold e, then press 2 (or press the right arrow key once and then enter). You can also use the left and right arrow keys (and enter) to select which one you want. When you see the type of accent you'd like to add, just type that number and the accent will be added to the letter. Simply press and hold the key on which you'd like the accent to appear, and a number of options will come up above the letter, like this: Press and hold accent method If you're not in a rush and you want to see all the common accent options at a glance, there's an easy way to do that. In this article, we'll go through the main methods so you can add accents to your text with ease. You know, like voilà, olé, or über.įortunately, there are a couple easy ways to do this on a Mac.
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Once you are a Simul user, there are two ways you can use the Simul solutions with your existing or new Word Document.Įither edit your document directly in Simul’s user-friendly web page or download the document and edit in Word as you would if Simul wasn’t in the background making your life a whole lot easier.Īll of Simul’s features will be working no matter where you decide to edit.If you're writing in a language other than English, you'll likely need to know how to include accent marks. From there, every time the document is opened, edited and closed a new version will be created, named 0.0.2 followed by 0.0.3 and so on.Ī versions list will appear on the left hand side of your document, making it easy for you to refer back to older versions at any time or track who in your team made edits where. When a document is created Simul will automatically give this document a version number of 0.0.1. Simul also has your version control covered. Close the document and Simul will save it as a new version for you. Open the document, Simul will track all changes. You can focus on making the changes, while Simul Docs focuses on tracking them without you having to think about it. Simul knows you need them tracked and doesn’t expect you to remember to turn tracked changes, it’s automatic. Simul Docs was built with collaboration in mind, they personally faced the same frustrations as you and I and decided to create a nifty, easy to use solution that integrates directly into your existing Microsoft Office.įirstly, Simul Docs will automatically track every change you make to any document.