Add Accent Marks

Do you know the meaning of these words?

       á la mode       pinãta       vis-á-vis *

These are foreign words that have been incorporated into English. Sometimes foreign words include an accent mark.

To insert these special marks in a Word document:

1. Highlight the letter you wish to accent
2. Click Insert > Symbol
   the Symbol Box will appear
3. Choose the Symbols tab
4. Choose:
   Font: (normal text)
   Note: If you choose a specific Font, it may NOT require a subset -- look at your options carefully
   Subset: Latin-1
5. Look for the letter/symbol combination. In most cases, they are available in both lowercase and uppercase
6. Click on the letter/symbol combination
7. Click Insert (bottom right)
8. Click Close (bottom right)

Your accented letter will be there!

*Answer: French for "served with ice cream"; Spanish for "clay pot"; French for "face-to-face"]

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