[nabs] Spanish class

Sat Aug 20 12:54:24 EDT 2011

Hi Chase, and welcome to the list!

I've copied and pasted the information below on how to enter Spanish 
codes in to microsoft word.  This is an alternate way that doesn't 
involve using the "crazy alt codes."  Those are certainly a pain.  The 
method below is how I did Spanish throughout college.  Please note that 
these are specific to microsoft word for windows.  Let me know if you'd 
like help researching alternative methods for other software as I'd be 
happy to help.

Microsoft Word for Windows

The default keystrokes for accented characters are as follows:
Symbols joined by a + need to be held down at the same time;
Symbols separated by a coma need to be hit in sequence, one after the other.

á
  Ctrl + ' , A

é
   Ctrl + ' , E

í
   Ctrl + ' , I

ó
   Ctrl + ' , O

ú
   Ctrl + ' , U

É
   Ctrl + ' , Shift + E

ñ
   Ctrl + Shift + ~, N

Ñ
   Ctrl + Shift + ~, Shift + N

¿
   Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ?

¡
   Alt + Ctrl + Shift + !

ü
   Ctrl + Shift + : , U

On 8/20/2011 10:00 AM, chris nusbaum wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> While I can understand the obvious distractions of a Perkins Brailler
> to the other students (believe me, I'm a five-time national finalist
> at the Braille Institute's Braille Challenge, and I've been in
> numerous testing rooms where there's 12 Braillers typing away at the
> same time) wouldn't the slate and stylus take forever? I mean, I know
> I Braille a lot faster with my Perkins or my notetaker than I do with
> a slate.
>
> Chris
>
> On 8/19/11, Carly<carlymih at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Leena ,
>>
>> I used a page slate during high school and for some years in college,
>> to take my own notes.
>> Of course, this was when braille was still my lover.
>> for today,
>> CarAt 05:44 PM 8/19/2011, Leena and Charity wrote:
>>> The Perkins in class is a big pain. I don't do that either. I used a
>>> notetaker. Another option for Braille is of course the slate, but I
>>> don't think there's much that would convince me to use it in class.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From:<mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>Chase Crispin
>>> To:<mailto:tyler at tysdomain.com>tyler at tysdomain.com ;
>>> <mailto:nabs at acb.org>'Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of
>>> Blind Students.'
>>> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
>>>
>>> I agree with you there.  I do have a person who can translate things
>>> I Braille out, but the teachers tend to want stuff ASAP and it is
>>> much easier to print or email the file than have to wait for it to
>>> be transcribed.  I don't like using the Perkins Brailler in class as
>>> it seems to be a big  distraction for the other students, for
>>> obvious reasons.  Grin.
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chase Crispin
>>> Visit my website!
>>> <http://www.blindmobiletech.com/>http://www.blindmobiletech.com/
>>> Email:
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>>>
>>>
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>>> From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Littlefield, Tyler
>>> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:12 AM
>>> To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
>>>
>>> I've always used a brailler for spanish, I had a braille lite back
>>> in middle school (wow, I miss that thing), and now I just use the
>>> computer. I haven't had spanish in a while, but I did everything
>>> with word, used the accents like a good student and printed it out.
>>> So much easier than working through a ton of different people to
>>> make it happen.
>>> On 8/19/2011 5:32 AM, Christopher Wright wrote:
>>>> During my high school days, back in the 90's, I used a Perkins
>>>> braille writer.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From:<mailto:bookwormahb at earthlink.net>bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>>> To:<mailto:nabs at acb.org>Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance
>>>> of Blind Students.
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:57 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
>>>>
>>>> Lena,
>>>> Same here. I did not try college foreign language where we cannot
>>>> access braille texts. For me braille was critical to learn a
>>>> language due to the spelling and just having something to study
>>>> with. I took spanish a few years in high school. Like you I just
>>>> wrote out my homework/tests in braille and my teacher of the vision
>>>> impaired would ink print over my writing. Much easier than messing
>>>> with a computer.
>>>> But if you have to know, I think your teacher of the vision
>>>> impaired, TVI, should have taught you.
>>>> Have you asked other classmates. After all, they need the same
>>>> commands to type their accented letters.
>>>> You could try the internet. Finally, if you can't find out, you
>>>> could spend a little money on a book. There is a book from national
>>>> braille press, NBP, that explains accents. On their website click
>>>> on bookstore, then categories, then computers to find the book.
>>>>
>>>> Ashley
>>>>
>>>> From:<mailto:leena.salim at gmail.com>Leena and Charity
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:06 PM
>>>> To:<mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>chase.crispin at gmail.com ;
>>>> <mailto:nabs at acb.org>Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of
>>>> Blind Students.
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, I just did everything in Braille and had my teacher
>>>> overwrite everything. I used my notetaker and embossed from there
>>>> and gave the documents to my teacher. It's a lot easier than the
>>>> crazy alt codes I'd have to use to put in accents on the computer.
>>>> Maybe some people find that easier, but I don't.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From:<mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>Chase Crispin
>>>> To:<mailto:nabs at acb.org>nabs at acb.org
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:57 PM
>>>> Subject: [nabs] Spanish class
>>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>> I am a new member to this list.  I am currently in my first year of
>>>> high school, and taking Spanish 1.  I am having a bit of a problem
>>>> with the computer end of Spanish.  For those of you that have taken
>>>> any high school Spanish classes, can you please let me know how you
>>>> made sure that you heard and wrote the Spanish characters
>>>> correctly?  My worksheets and text books are in Braille, but I need
>>>> to make sure that when I am on a website for class or looking at an
>>>> email that contains Spanish characters I hear that in
>>>> Spanish.  I've figured out that if it has any of the Spanish accent
>>>> marks in the word it will be heard in Spanish, but if not it will
>>>> be pronounced like an English word.  E.G, Hola is pronounced as Ho
>>>> La, not O la.  Also, I need to be able to type all the accented
>>>> characters necessary for Spanish.  I've looked through various
>>>> manuals but haven't found the perfect solution yet.  I am using a
>>>> Macbook with the latest version of Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard with
>>>> Voice Over bootcamped with Windows XP Pro SP3 with JFW 12 latest
>>>> build.  I also use a Braille Plus Mobile Manager from APH with the
>>>> QWERTY docking station but I am pretty sure I will have to use the
>>>> Macbook for this class.  I have no problem using either Windows or
>>>> Mac for this class, it is just essential that I can both correctly
>>>> hear and type in Spanish for my tests, quizzes, and homework.
>>>> Please let me know how you did this in your Spanish classes.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chase Crispin
>>>> Visit my website!
>>>> <http://www.blindmobiletech.com/>http://www.blindmobiletech.com/
>>>> Email:
>>>> chase dot crispin at gmail dot com
>>>> My SAMobile address is no longer active.
>>>>
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