Foreign and Special Character Keyboard Shortcuts for the Macintosh

Some useful information on how the above chart works:

• The rules for the "a" work for other applicable letters, such as ó or ü.
• If you want to do capital letters, hit SHIFT before the letter in the righthand column.
• The application KeyCaps (located under the Apple menu on most Macs) is also very helpful in figuring out how to create foreign characters.

Click here to find out more about what extended characters are and how to use them.