Directions for Windows -- Or you can enable the Italian keyboard layout. If are using MAC OS X, I suggest you install the Italian Pro keyboard layout
For the Italian keyboard layout details, click here
If you need Italian Proofing Tools for MS Office 2007 come to my office and I will give you the software (provided by the university). If you have Word 2008 for Mac, the Italian spelling software is included.
If you want to assign vowel with accents to keyboard keys in Word for PC, follow these directions:
1. Go to "Insert" on the Menu Bar.
2. Go to "Symbol"
3. Select the Font: "(normal text)"
4. Select the Subset: "Basic Latin"
5. Click on the character you want to assign (the character will be highlighted)
6. Click on "Shortcut Key"
7. On the keyboard, type the key combination you want to assign to the character. (ex. à = ALT+A)
8. Click "Assign" then "Close"
9. Repeat, starting at step 5, to assign other characters.
10. When finished, close the "Insert Symbol" dialog box"
11. Close the dialogue boxes - Your accented vowels are available on the keys you assigned.