Special Characters when Typing. EIIC Computer Basics.

1. SPECIAL CHARACTERS: ñ¿¡éá
• THE CHARACTER MAP, CONTAINS LETTERS, SYMBOLS
OR CHARACTERS LIKE THESE:
"ñ", "¿", "¡", "é", "á", "í" , "ó", "ú".
E.g.: La niña bebe agua.
• YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS THESE CHARACTERS USING
SHORTCUTS ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
E.g.: Alt + 164 [Number Pad] = “ñ”
• THERE ARE TOO MANY CHARACTER SHORTCUTS TO
REMEMBER, SO WE WON’T BE LEARNING THEM ALL.

2. •OPEN
MICROSOFT WORD PROCESSOR
•OPEN THE START MENU
• ALL PROGRAMS
• ACCESSORIES
• SYSTEM TOOLS
• CHARACTER MAP

3. Using the character map, type the
following sentences in Microsoft Word:
• La niña bebe agua.
• This candy costs 50¢.
• ¿Cuantos años tiene?
• ¡Viva la revolución!
• Soy de Centroamérica.
• Usamos las letras minúsculas.
• Veo a mi mamá.

4. • Joan Rivers es la reina de cirujía plástica or
cirujía estética.
• Tengo miedo de ciempiés.
• Es un hecho científico.
• The word for bull is “toro” in spanish, and
“bœuf” in french.
• Vamos a la montaña mañana.
• Los estudiantes van a la cervercería
después de la clase.
• Terminaron a puñetazos.
• ¿A qué vieven?

5. Superscript, Subscript & the
Character Map
• SOMETIMES, THE PROGRAM YOU ARE USING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE THE CHARACTERS FOR YOU.
• LAST WEEK WE LEARNED ABOUT
• SUPERSCRIPT: X2
• SUBSCRIPT: H2O
• THIS COMES IN HANDY WHEN WRITING DATES, “THE 20TH
OF FEBRUARY”, MATH FORMULAS, “a2+b2=c2”, AND
SCIENTIFIC COMPOUNDS LIKE CO2.
• WHEN YOU TYPE 1/4 INCH IN MICROSOFT WORD, IT
AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES TO READ ¼ INCH.

6. • Type the following:
• 1/4
• 3/4
• 20th
• 1st
• 30th
• Jell-O(tm)
• Copyright(c)
• Registered(r)
• Answers:
• ¼
• ¾
• 20th
• 1st
• 30th
• Jell-O™
• Copyright©
• Registered®

7. Left, Center, Right, and Justify Exercise
Type the following lines of text and format them as
per the instruction icon.
Left align the following text
Weather forecasts affect many people.
Center align the following text
Sometimes rain and wind arrive instead of sunny
skies.
Right align the following text
Travelers need accurate weather predictions.
Justify the following text
A hurricane is never a welcome event one a vacation.

8. • Save As: (Your Name) Characters