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  1. Windows 11 Insider adds quick en dash and em dash shortcuts

    Windows 11’s typing ergonomics just got a small but decisive polish: Insiders can now insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) with single memorable keystrokes — and that change is already shipping in recent Dev and Beta channel preview builds. This is the kind of tiny usability fix that saves...
  2. Windows 11 Shortcut: Win + - Inserts En Dash; Win + Shift + - Em Dash

    Windows 11 is quietly getting a small but genuinely useful input tweak: two new system-wide keyboard shortcuts that insert the en dash (–) and em dash (—) directly while typing, saving writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation frequently from clumsy Alt‑codes or digging through the...
  3. Master Spanish Accents on Windows: Easy Tips for Typing Á, Ñ, Ü, and More

    If your high school Spanish teacher could see you now, painstakingly hunting through the keyboard to type an ñ or wrestling with an ü that mischievously refuses to appear, would they clap or cry? It’s a scene familiar to anyone who has ever dared to chat, write, or create in Spanish on a Windows...
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    Windows 7 'Alt Codes' Not Working

    I can not longer make Alt codes that use more then one digit work (ie. alt+21. ) I am using the On-screen Keyboard's number pad because I am using a laptop. Since I have upgraded to Windows 7, I have had this problem. *My drivers are all up to date *I can do Ctrl+Alt+Delete I am using...