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I want to use diacritic marks in New Outlook. How do I do that?

Steve 1 0 Reputation points
2026-04-25T18:42:35.08+00:00

Details have to be at least 50 characters? OK, I really really, really need to use diacritic marks in New Outlook. HOw do I do that?

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  1. Alice-N 10,030 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-04-27T03:29:26.6533333+00:00

    Hi Steve 1

    I understand you’re having a problem typing diacritic (accented) characters while composing in New Outlook for Windows. In New Outlook, this is primarily handled by Windows input methods, rather than an Outlook‑only setting. Are you using Windows 11 or Windows 10? I would love to hear from you soon. Have a nice day!

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    2026-04-25T18:42:57.0166667+00:00

    To type diacritic marks in New Outlook on Windows, use Alt codes with the numeric keypad, or the Word/Outlook keyboard shortcuts for accents.

    Method 1: Alt codes (number pad)

    1. Turn on Num Lock.
    2. Hold Alt.
    3. Type the code on the numeric keypad.
    4. Release Alt.

    Examples (Windows):

    • Acute vowels: Á (Alt+0193), É (Alt+0201), Í (Alt+0205), Ó (Alt+0211), Ú (Alt+0218), Ý (Alt+0221)
    • Grave vowels: À (Alt+0192), È (Alt+0200), Ì (Alt+0204), Ò (Alt+0210), Ù (Alt+0217)
    • Circumflex vowels: Â (Alt+0194), Ê (Alt+0202), Î (Alt+0206), Ô (Alt+0212), Û (Alt+0219)
    • Tilde: Ã (Alt+0195), Ñ (Alt+0209), Õ (Alt+0213)
    • Umlaut/diaeresis: Ä (Alt+0196), Ë (Alt+0203), Ï (Alt+0207), Ö (Alt+0214), Ü (Alt+0220), Ÿ (Alt+0159)
    • Lowercase equivalents use the corresponding lowercase codes (for example, ä Alt+0228, é Alt+0233, ñ Alt+0241, ö Alt+0246, ü Alt+0252).

    Special characters (same Alt method):

    • © (Alt+0169), ® (Alt+0174), ™ (Alt+0153)
    • € (Alt+0128), £ (Alt+0163), ¥ (Alt+0165)
    • § (Alt+0167), ¶ (Alt+0182)
    • • (Alt+0149), – en dash (Alt+0151), — em dash (Alt+0150)

    Method 2: Word/Outlook accent shortcuts (classic editor) These work in Word and Outlook’s editor when supported:

    • Grave: Ctrl+` then letter → à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù
    • Acute: Ctrl+' then letter → á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý
    • Circumflex: Ctrl+Shift+^ then letter → â, ê, î, ô, û, Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
    • Tilde: Ctrl+Shift+~ then letter → ã, ñ, õ, Ã, Ñ, Õ
    • Umlaut: Ctrl+Shift+: then letter → ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ
    • Å/å: Ctrl+Shift+@ then a/A

    On Mac, when composing in Outlook, press Command+Control+Spacebar to open the character viewer and insert accented characters.

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