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Actualidades: Blogueando para aprender

Daily articles for the intermediate level Spanish student
based on current cultural items (music videos, short news reports,
movie posters, trailers, etc).

This Spanish Keyboard works for any wordprocessing or web-based application. It is easier (one key) than inserting symbols or using Alt+ key. Here are the instructions:

From the START menu select the Control Panel
Click on Regional and Language Options
Select the Languages tab
Click on the Text Services and Input Languages Details button
On the Installed Services box, Click the ADD button
In the first box select ES Spanish (traditional sort) or any other flavor of the language you prefer
In the second box elect Spanish keyboard
Click "OK" twice to close the screens
After you restart your computer you should see the letters "EN" (for English) or "ES" (for Español) on the task bar at the bottom right of your screen (just to the left of the icons on your task bar).

To switch keyboard languages, you merely click on the "EN" or "ES" letters and select the language you wish to use. You may do this in the middle of a document and as many times as you wish.

We recommend that you run your favorite word processing program, select a large font and the "ES" keyboard and systematically type every character in every row on your keyboard. This will serve as a useful cross-reference when you are typing. Note that the ñ appears when you type the semicolon ";" and that accented vowels are typed by first typing the accent (the single quote "'") followed by the appropriate letter.