To type one of the characters listed below on a Windows PC, Hold the ALT button down while typing the corresponding ANSI 4 digit number on the keypad. When you release the ALT button, the character will appear. For instance, if you hold the ALT button, type 0224 and then release ALT, a lower case "à" will appear.
Windows Laptop
On most laptops without a separate keypad, there's a special way to activate the numbers keypad. If you look at the keys just to the right of the middle, you will see that the keys M J K L U I O 7 8 9, are also labeled 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. To activate the Numbers Pad, press the Function Key,(mine is labeled Fn, in the lower left corner of the keyboard, yours may be different), and press the Numlk or Numlock button. (Mine is located at F 11) Then you can type numbers on that internal keypad. Just remember to repeat the Fn + NUMLOCK buttons when you want to return to regular typing again.The chart below has most (but not all) of the characters you will need for languages written with a Roman type alphabet, in roughly alphabetic order. As I discover the missing ones, I'll add them to the list. I have this list bookmarked so I can quickly refer to it when the need arises.
Letter Lower Case Upper Case
à Alt+ 0224 0192
á 0225 0193
â 0226 0194
ã 0227 0195
ä 0228 0196
å 0229 0197
æ 0230 0198
ç 0231 0199
è 0232 0200
é 0233 0201
ê 0234 0202
ë 0235 0203
ì 0236 0204
í 0237 0205
î 0238 0206
ï 0239 0207
ð 0240 0208
ñ 0241 0209
ò 0242 0210
ó 0243 0211
ô 0244 0212
õ 0245 0213
ö 0246 0214
÷ × 0247 0215
ø 0248 0216
š 0154 0138
ß 0223
ù 0249 0217
ú 0250 0218
û 0251 0219
ü 0252 0220
ý 0253 0221
ÿ 0255 0159
ž 0158 0142
Other Symbols, Punctuation Marks
