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COMPOSITE CHARACTER KEYS
When writing in other languages, composite characters, which consist of a letter and a
diacritical mark, are often used. This machine can also display and print these characters.
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 . 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:
To type in a composite character:
1 To type in a diacritical mark written in colour on the key, press once. The Alt
indicator lights up.
To type in a diacritical mark written in the top half of the key, hold down .
2 Press the key ( or ) of the desired diacritical mark. The diacritical mark is
added to the text.
3 Press the key of the letter that you wish to combine with the diacritical mark. The
letter and the diacritical mark are added to the text.
☞
If the letter of the key that you pressed cannot be combined with the diacriti-
cal mark (see the above table), only the letter is added to the text.
Diacritical Marks
Letters Which Can
Be Combined
¨
a e i o u y
A E I O U
´
a e i o u
A E I O U
`
a e i o u
A E I O U
ˆ
a e i o u
A E I O U
~
a e i o
A E I O
Alt
Caps
Alt
Caps
Symbol
Shift
´
`¨
ˆ
ij
˜
:
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