In order to type Vietnamese characters on your Mac you will first need to set Vietnamese as one of your preferred languages. To do this go into your System Preferences, select the Language & Region section and hit the plus symbol to add Vietnamese as a preferred language (as per the screenshot below). Next you will have to select the language in the menu bar so that … [Read more...] about How to type Vietnamese characters on your Mac
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How to type Japanese characters on a Mac
The Japanese language has three different character sets, which require two input methods to type: Hiragana and Katakana. macOS makes it easy to get started typing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji on your Mac with these character sets. Go to the System Preferences and under the Keyboard section add the "Japanese" input source: Now if you check your Mac's menu bar you'll … [Read more...] about How to type Japanese characters on a Mac
How to type Portuguese accents on a Mac
Diacritics (accents) are very useful when it comes to pronouncing words correctly, and although they have largely fallen out of use in the English language they are still used in many other major languages, including Portuguese. Thus if you are typing in Portuguese it's important to know how to add accents and other diacritics when necessary. The process of typing accents on … [Read more...] about How to type Portuguese accents on a Mac
How to type Spanish accents on a Mac
Compared to Windows operating systems modern versions of macOS provide a very easy and convenient way to type Spanish accents without having to change any settings or remember key combinations. In order to type a Spanish accent in macOS, simply hold down the letter on the keyboard that you wish to accent, and a menu will appear with the different accents available to use on … [Read more...] about How to type Spanish accents on a Mac
How to type French accents on a MacBook
In the days before computers, typing French accents may have required the user to purchase a typewriter with the AZERTY layout rather than the QWERTY layout used throughtout the English speaking world. And if you'd like to use a keyboard the same way they do in France (to this day), an AZERTY keyboard cover can be purchased for your MacBook and the layout changed to … [Read more...] about How to type French accents on a MacBook