Foreign language proofing tools are now included in the Microsoft Word installation in the STC labs. In the "Tools" menu, choose "Language--Set Language..." If your language is available, choose it before typing your document, or select the part of the document in that language, then choose the language. You can then spell-check it. Thesauri are also available for many of the languages. Note: If the foreign-language spell-checker finds an error, you still have to figure out what is wrong and fix it yourself, just as you would with an English-language spell-checker!
Typing diacritical marks for west European languages with standard Macintosh fonts:
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á é í ó ú |
option-e + letter that goes under it (a e i o u) |
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à è ì ò ù |
option-` + letter that goes under it (a e i o u) |
|
ä ë ï ö ü |
option-u + letter that goes under it (a e i o u) |
|
ç Ç |
option-c or shift/option-C |
|
ß |
option-s |
|
~ |
option-n + letter that goes under it (n a o) |
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â ê î ô û |
option-i + letter that goes under it (a e i o u) |
|
inverted exclamation point |
option-1 (not shift-option-1) |
|
inverted question mark |
shift-option-? |
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å |
option-a |
|
æ |
option-' |
|
ø |
option-o |
This works with all standard fonts in the
To choose another keyboard or input method, under “system
preferences…” click “international” then “input
menu.” Scroll down to choose
your language. You can toggle
between keyboards by using command-space or the input menu at the top right of
the desktop (shows a
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