this might be useful for some of our members

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph...ates-international-keyboard-layout-in-windows

if you're using ms windows you can install the US international keyboard and then all you have to do to make most special characters is press the right alt key and the letter you want

for spanish:
- pressing the right alt key with any of; a e i o u n ? makes á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿
- for capitals: press shift and the above keys Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ñ

just for fun, i held the right alt key down and pressed q and continued across the keyboard to p and got the following:
ä å é ® þ ü ú í ó ö