These are variations or the same character but with accent marks. You see above the character I'm given some choices. So I'm going to start typing and when I get to the character that has the accent mark I'm going to hold it down rather than just quickly pressing it and releasing it. But these work in Pages, Mail, and just about any app where you can type text. So I'm going to show you examples here using TextEdit. For instance if you want to type an accent mark over the letter n, just hold down the n key and you will be presented with variations. The simplest way to type these is simply hold down the key that's closest to the what you want to type. First let's look at doing simple accent marks and character variations. There are many different ways to access these special characters. Other times these are special symbols or even an emoji. Sometimes these are simple variations of the characters like adding an accent mark to a letter. So sometimes you need to type characters that you can't find on your keyboard. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign.
MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Today let me show you four ways to type special characters on your Mac. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out 4 Ways To Type Special Characters On A Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
