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Typing accented vowels
in Windows 10
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 If you are using Windows 10, all the accented characters used in Welsh and others from European languages are already there in most of the fonts that are on the computer; the Welsh keyboard driver makes it easy for you to type them from the keyboard.
The keyboard driver scans the keys and looks for the particular combinations that produce the accented characters as follows:

Keys held down
 Key pressed
 Release keys then press
 Letter obtained
Control key  Alt key
key 6
key A or other vowel
 a circumflex
Control key   alt key
key 6
such as key E
e circumflex
Control key   alt key
not needed key E or other vowel e acute
Control key   alt key
 
 key A or other vowel a umlaut
Control key   alt key
  such as key I
I umlaut
    alt key
 
 key O or other vowel O grave
Control key   alt key
key 6  W key
w grave
Control key   alt key
key 6
Y key
y circumflex
shift key   Control key    alt key
key 6
W key or other vowel Capital W circumflex
shift key   Control key    alt key
key 6
Y key or other vowel Y cap circumflex

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