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Use the keyboard shortcut method for your device to type accented characters in any Pear Practice text response field. No additional software is required.

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Chromebook

Chromebooks include a built-in keyboard languages and accents menu.
  1. Hold the letter key on your keyboard.
  2. A popup shows the available accent marks for that letter, each numbered.
  3. Press the number that matches the accent mark you want.
For example, holding A displays up to 8 accent variations numbered 1 through 8. Press the corresponding number to insert the accented letter. By pressing down on the letter key, students can see all available accent marks for the letter.

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Apple Devices

Apple devices use the same hold-and-select method as Chromebook. You can also add language-specific virtual keyboards. Hold-and-select method (macOS, iPadOS, and iOS):
  1. Hold the letter key on your keyboard or on-screen keyboard.
  2. A popup shows the available accent marks for that letter.
  3. Press the number or tap the accent mark you want.
Add a language keyboard: By pressing down on the letter key, students can see all available accent marks for the letter.

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Windows

Windows supports accent marks through CTRL-key combinations and through the touch keyboard. CTRL keyboard shortcuts: See Microsoft’s keyboard shortcuts for international characters for the full list. Touch keyboard method:
  1. Enable the touch keyboard on your taskbar. On Windows 10, right-click the taskbar and select Show Touch Keyboard Button. On Windows 11, open Taskbar Settings and turn on Touch Keyboard.
  2. Click the touch keyboard icon in the taskbar to open the virtual keyboard.
  3. Hold a letter key on your physical keyboard to display its available accent marks on the touch keyboard.
  4. Click the accent mark you want to insert.
The path to enable the touch keyboard changed in some Windows 11 builds. If right-clicking the taskbar does not show a Show Touch Keyboard Button option, open Settings → Personalization → Taskbar and enable Touch Keyboard there.
By pressing down on the letter key, students can see all available accent marks for the letter.

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Verify It Worked

The accented character appears in the text response field where your cursor was placed. If no popup appears when you hold a key, confirm that key repeat is enabled in your device’s keyboard settings.
Last modified on July 14, 2026