Chromebooks are unique and extremely practical devices, with which you can do quick searches, video calls, download apps and even install your printer, in addition to being able to use a comfortable and easy-to-use keyboard.
There are certain keys that are special for any type of writing, these range from symbols to characters. But now, due to the configuration of some keyboards, it is very possible that we will not find keys that are not very common or simply that their configuration is different.
One of those many keys that we just mentioned in them highlights the letter Ñ. This, although little used, may be needed for writing topics where it cannot be omitted.
Chromebook is one of the computers whose keyboard layout is not very special, since the letter Ñ is not physically present, but this does not mean that it cannot be used in the documents that we want.
Why don’t Chromebooks have the individual button for the letter ‘Ñ’?
Chromebook is now a situation that many users talk about and that is that this is a computer with a peculiar operating system that is Google OS. If you have one of these, surely you have had the same incident that other users have with this same system.
In relation to the language, the placement and elements of the keyboard are different, since most languages are not written in the same way or with the same punctuation marks. This is why we may not get some key or punctuation that we require on certain keyboards.
So you may not know how to place the at sign or the accents on your Chromebook either, but the truth is that it is quite simple and fast.
What are the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to put the ‘Ñ’ in your texts?
Many may have issues with the Chromebook keyboard, so duly they are on the lookout for shortcuts, so we’ll reveal a few that you can use.
Right Alt + N
Then we will reveal to you how to write the Ñ with the Alt key. To put the lowercase ñ into use, use Right Alt + n.
Right Alt + Shift + N
So, in order to write the capital Ñ, click Right Alt + Shift + N. You should only use these if you configure the keyboard in English.
Otherwise, to type Ñ on the keyboard of a Chromebook device in Spanish, you must first choose the Spanish keyboard in the Input Methods section. To be able to use the lowercase ñ, click on the key with a colon (:).
So that you can write the Ñ, but in capital letters, press the Shift + button: if you want to know more things or details to configure the keyboard you can visit Chromebook support.
How can you write the ‘Ñ’ if you have your Chromebook in English?
What you should consider to write the letter Ñ on your Chromebook, if it is in English, is to follow the following factors:
- If you have a numeric keypad area on your keyboard, you will be able to write the letter ñ directly.
- But if you have a numeric keyboard integrated with the alphabetic one, you must make sure that you can write the numbers without problem, if you can’t, you may have to activate it through the Fn key or Num lock, that depends on the device you have.
- To write the letter ñ you must click on the Alt key and keep it pressed until you have finished the process.
- At the moment that you have pressed Alt, you must type the numbers in order; 1, 6 and 4. In this way, the formula to write the ñ without the corresponding key is: Alt + 164.
- If what you want is to write the Ñ, but in capital letters, you must carry out the following procedure but press 165: Alt + 165.
- If that one didn’t work for you, don’t worry, because there are 2 more cases. To write the letter ñ anyway you can press Alt followed by the numbers 0241, in short Alt+0241 and you will get the lowercase. To get uppercase, press Alt+0209.
Otherwise, to type Ñ on the keyboard of a Chromebook device in Spanish, or to use the lowercase ñ, click the colon (:) key. So that you can write the Ñ, but in capital letters, press the Shift + (:) button.
How can you configure your Chromebook to be able to use the ‘Ñ’ without problem?
What you must do is configure the keyboard so that, in turn, you can write the letter Ñ, you must do it in the following way: go to configuration, then to Advanced configuration and within it, enter languages and inputs.
After that, go to Input Methods in order to be able to confirm the keyboard of the Chromebook, you must change the language to Spanish, and even if your keyboard is American, it will be adapted to Spanish.
Having seen all this, do you see how easy it is to solve a problem like this? Now with this you will be able to use the Ñ at your convenience, and you will be able to write your texts with this character or calmly do things like your Chromebook free storage management.
