Lionda

For those of you with English pc keyboards, here is how you can create the accents in Spanish words......

Press the 'alt' key, hold in down and type the numbers (using the numbers on the keypad and NOT the numbers above the letters on the keyboard)

0225 = á
0233 = é
0237 = í
0243 = ó
0250 = ú
0252 = ü
0241 = ñ
0191 = ¿
0161 = ¡
0193 = Á
0201 = É
0205 = Í
0211 = Ó
0218 = Ú
0220 = Ü

jdr

¿ Ña, go mad with the €€€€`s and buy a Spanish keyboard, lol ?

Lionda

I am a trained typist and think I may have a problem with a Spanish keyboard (I haven't actually seen a Spanish keyboard) My daughter sent me an e-mail yesterday and said the keyboard was Spanish and different to ours. Hence the reason for this thread

jdr

LOL, its the same as qwerty with a few extra symbols on some keys.

Lionda

I have been thinking of buying a laptop, would it be advisable to wait until I get to Spain Would the instructions be in English as well as Spanish. I wish I'd thought to look at some whilst we were over but it didn't even cross my mind

gudes

It's easier to install both keyboards. For example in Windows XP go to
Control Panel/Regional And Language Options/ Languages/Details
Add here the new keyboard and then Choose to add the Language Bar on the desktop.

The you can easily switch between the different keyboards. You have to be familiar with the keyboards or add a graphic file someplace to show you the keys. Other OS (like Linux) have similar feature.

De Nada!

Lionda

Thanks

jdr

Personally I would say buy it here, You could still have XP in English and have Spanish tabs as well and possibly better after sales service than if you bought it in UK and took it in for repair here.
If its a known make they do worldwide warrenties now anyway, so I dont suppose much of a problem.
Most of the PC shops have someone who speaks a little English, always nearly as good as us ;-)

Lionda

Thanks jdr for the advice. I'll wait until we get over then

jdr

Why dont you go on tinternet and compare a few prices between UK and Spain ? I dont want you telling me off later cos you could of got it cheaper in UK ;-)

Lionda

Will do

YMF

Hi
We could not find anywhere here to buy a PC with the operating system in English, it may depend where you are in Spain. Windows is normally supplied in country specific langauge but there is a multi language version available.

Yvonne

keithwalters

Yes, agreed. I had no option but to buy Spanish Windows XP and Spanish Office. Also, no english speaking sales staff, so it all depends where you are.

But even if you don´t speak the language, the layout of Spanish XP is identical to English XP so you can still work out what things mean.

Unless you plan to do a lot of typing in Spanish and will need things like ñ á é í ó ú € (all typed in about 0.5 seconds on my spanish keyboard and no need to type awkward codes ) then a comp bought in the UK will be fine. (Probably more expensive though).

Keith

Dxf

Hi,
There are other issues with buying in Spain. The basic language of all system messages will be spanish, and when the computer does does not do what you want STRESS. Yes on an ordinary desktop computer you can change the keyboard physically, but touch typists may have a problem as special characters (above the numbers like the open close bracket for example) are above different numbers. Also to get mañana or an "ó" the Spanish type / then o.
Another way is to use the character Map in System tools. Yes everything can be overcome, but I believe it is a personal thing how we use our computers
Dave

Big Pete

Thats handy thanks , you clever girl you