[resolved] how do I add an accent to a letter

Maybe this is an elementary problem, but I can't seem to figure out how to add an accent to a letter like in the word resume, the letter e should have an accent mark. Or when transliterating a word the Hebrew word nadad, the letter a should have a - showing it is long a, and the letter d should have an underscore. How do I do this?

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HJ. van der Wal

Shalom Jeff!

What OS are you using?

Under Windows you can use the Character Map utility.

Edit:

the letter e should have an accent mark.

If you use the US-International keybord é can be entered by <'> followed by <e>; ê can be entered by <shift>+<6> followed by <e>, etc.

George Somsel

Maybe this is an elementary problem, but I can't seem to figure out how to add an accent to a letter like in the word resume, the letter e should have an accent mark. Or when transliterating a word the Hebrew word nadad, the letter a should have a - showing it is long a, and the letter d should have an underscore. How do I do this?

When I need to add an accent or to enter any character not on the standard keyboard, I look it up in CharMap and enter the number on the numeric keypad while holding down the <alt> key.

Thomas Ball

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721521#Comment_721521

What OS are you using?

Under Windows you can use the Character Map utility.

Edit:

the letter e should have an accent mark.

If you use the US-International keybord é can be entered by <'> followed by <e>; ê can be entered by <shift>+<6> followed by <e>, etc.

On the Mac side, if you're in area that uses a text edit engine, we tap into Apple's long press accent/character options. What this means is if you hold a vowe, or other consonant with a common accent mark, you'll get options for alternative characters connected to that letter. Your options will look something like this http://www.maclife.com/files/u12635/shortcut_2_1.png. Here is a link to Apple's support article on the feature. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18436?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US

I should note that this doesn't work in reference or search boxes.

iOS has the same feature and Logos supports it in the reader app.

Matthew C Jones

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721571#Comment_721571

I should note that this doesn't work in reference or search boxes.

Does it make any difference in search results whether or not accent marks are used?

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721584#Comment_721584

I should note that this doesn't work in reference or search boxes.

Does it make any difference in search results whether or not accent marks are used?

Seemingly not.

Andrew Batishko

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721584#Comment_721584

Does it make any difference in search results whether or not accent marks are used?

That probably depends on whether or not you make use of the appropriate match commands in your search string: https://wiki.logos.com/Search_Matching_Commands

Matthew C Jones

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721593#Comment_721593

Thanks George & Andrew.

Jeff Stephens

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721521#Comment_721521

Shalom H. J.

I found the Character map and pinned it to my task bar. That works great. Thanks.

GregW

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721637#Comment_721637

If you've got the original Hebrew (or Greek Word) in Logos 6 you can also use the Text converter to avoid the need to type the word by copying it into the Text Converter (Tools>Interactive Media>Text converter). In the example below, I copied and pasted נֹ֘דֵ֤ד into the Text converter and it does the rest. For a word with multiple accents, vowel points, etc, it's easier (in my view) that way.

Rosie Perera

If you're asking about how to do this in Word, you can use the Ctrl-key shortcut prefixes: hold down the Ctrl key plus the punctuation character that looks most like the accent you're trying to place, then release both and press the letter key that the accent is supposed to modify.

So, for example, to type é, press Ctrl+' followed by e.

Here are the accent Ctrl-key sequences for the most common accents, diacritical marks, and ligatures:

acute (as in é) - Ctrl+'

grave (as in è) - Ctrl+` (that's the back-quote character, usually near the upper left corner of your keyboard)

umlaut (as in ü) - Ctrl+: (note that the colon reminds you of an umlaut; that's how you can remember it; and also note that colon is Shift+;, so you'll be holding down two modifier keys, Shift+Ctrl along with semi-colon)

circumflex (as in ô) - Ctrl+^ (again note that the ^ character has the Shift key down as well, at least on US keyboards; it's Shift+6)

cedilla (as in ç) - Ctrl+, (that's a comma)

slash (as in ø) - Ctrl+/

tilde (as in ñ) - Ctrl+~ (that's usually Ctrl+Shift+')

ring (as in å) - Ctrl+@ (that's Ctrl+Shift+2)

ß (German double-s aka eszett) - Ctrl+& (that's Ctrl+Shift+7) followed by s

æ - Ctrl+& followed by a

œ - Ctrl+& followed by e

Here are all the rest: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Keyboard-shortcuts-for-international-characters-108fa0c1-fb8e-4aae-9db1-d60407d13c35

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721660#Comment_721660

If you've got the original Hebrew (or Greek Word) in Logos 6 you can also use the Text converter to avoid the need to type the word by copying it into the Text Converter (Tools>Interactive Media>Text converter). In the example below, I copied and pasted נֹ֘דֵ֤ד into the Text converter and it does the rest. For a word with multiple accents, vowel points, etc, it's easier (in my view) that way.

Or you can simply leave it in the native characters which is my preference.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721705#Comment_721705

Or you can simply leave it in the native characters which is my preference.

Which doesn't explain how you could type the word resumé in French. Leaving it in the native language means you have to know how to type a é even if you don't have a French keyboard. His original question was more general than just typing transliteration.

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721709#Comment_721709

Or you can simply leave it in the native characters which is my preference.

Which doesn't explain how you could type the word resumé in French. Leaving it in the native language means you have to know how to type a é even if you don't have a French keyboard. His original question was more general than just typing transliteration.

True, but the conversion of Hebrew was mentioned (who voluntarily reads French anyway? [:P]).

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721721#Comment_721721

(who voluntarily reads French anyway? )

Moi. I read the news in French quite often, and I own the unabridged Les Miserables in French and have been meaning to read it one of these days.

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721725#Comment_721725

(who voluntarily reads French anyway? )

Moi. I read the news in French quite often, and I own the unabridged Les Miserables in French and have been meaning to read it one of these days.

While I read it, I do so under protest. Vive Allemand.

NB.Mick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/721729#Comment_721729

(who voluntarily reads French anyway? )

Moi. I read the news in French quite often, and I own the unabridged Les Miserables in French and have been meaning to read it one of these days.

While I read it, I do so under protest. Vive Allemand.

Merci bien!