Resources For Spanish Students
Computer Tricks
PC
Typing special characters: to type special characters in Microsoft Word, you
must do it in two steps.
- The first step involves pressing the control key plus
other keys simultaneously
- Type the letter you want.
- Here is a chart that explains how to
type the various characters:
á = control key + " , then a
é = control key
+ " , then e
í = control key + " , then i
ó = control key + " ,
then o
ú = control key + " , then u
ñ = control key + shift + %7e , then
n
¡ = control key + shift + alt + !
¿ = control key + shift + alt + ?
2.
To
use the proofreading tools to proofread in Spanish, highlight the selection you
want to proofread; then, go to the "Tools" menu up at the top, go to
"Language," and click on "Set language" Select
"Spanish (Spain-Modern Sort)" from the dialog box that appears. Then
click on "Spelling and Grammar" under the "Tools" menu to
proofread the selection.
MAC OSX
- The first step involves pressing the option key plus other keys simultaneously
- Type the letter you want.
- Here is a chart that explains how to type the various characters:
á = option + a, then a
é =
option + a, then e
í = option + a , then i
ó = option + a , then o
ú = option
+ a , then u
ñ =option + n+ ~ , then n
¡ = option + 1
¿ = option + shift+.
MAC OSX 9 ONLY
- Click
on the Apple in the top left of the screen.
- Single
click "Keycaps". A little keyboard will appear on the desktop.
- Hold
down the option key- the accents will appear.
- Single
click the accent you want.
- Type
the letter you want accented and it will appear in your document.
If you are having technical difficulties, this
is a good site to use for accents: notengoenie.com - when you click the letter with the accent you want, it
automatically copies it for you!
Online Dictionaries
- WordReference.com
- Diccionario de la Lengua Espanola(DRAE)
- Diccionario Panhispánico de dudas(DPD RAE)
Verb Tense
- Conjuguemos.com
Pronouns (or all pronouns except vosotros)
- Colby.edu
Reading
- Wordchamp.com
Vocabulary
- Wordchamp.com
Listening Comprehension
- Newsinslowspanish.com
- Notesinspanish.com
Writing
- *Atajo (in the computer lab)
- Spanishchecker.com
Cultural links
HISPANIC WORLD
- Latin American Network Information
Center
- Research Sites for Latin American History since 1826
- Library of
Congress Hispanic Reading Room
- Yahoo en español
- Latino Link
LITERARY LINKS
- Instituto Cervantes
- Cervantes
Virtual: Hundreds of Classics from Spain and Latin America
NEWSPAPERS
- El País digital(Madrid)
- ABC(Madrid)
- La Jornada(Mexico)
- La Nación (Buenos Aires)