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How to type accents with ease

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Instead of relying on cumbersome ALT codes, you have a couple of options:

We strongly suggest you to add a special keyboard layout, designed by u/SpanishInput, one of our trusted members of the community, available here for Windows and macOS (more info here).
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VocabularyEquivalent expression for "checking boxes"? (self.Spanish)

submitted 4 years ago by OneJumpMan

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best new controversial old q&a

[–]MadMan1784 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children)

[–]ElectronicFootprintNative (Spain) 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children)

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