On a PC, hold down the Control key, plus the letter A, C, E, I, O, U, N, or the tilde key, depending on the accent you want to add.
Step 4: Learn shortcuts on a PC For accent marks you use often, learn keyboard shortcuts.Then click Close to close the dialogue box. Highlight it, and click Insert to add the character to your document. Step 3: Scroll Scroll through the dialogue box that appears until you have located the letter-accent mark combination you want.
Click the Insert tab, and then click on Symbol.