Typing international characters
Xara LX includes shortcuts for the following special characters. The characters are entered in the Text Tool by first pressing CTRL along with a modifier, releasing both keys and then pressing the letter to which the modifier should be applied. The CTRL-character key press is called a 'dead-key'. So, for example, to enter an õ, you would hold down CTRL, type a ~ (usually Shift+#), release CTRL and then press o.
To produce Press

Notes
 You can also type in these characters 
 if you know the character number. (Many books list the Windows character 
 set and corresponding numbers.) Hold down ALT and type the number on the 
 numeric keypad.
 You can also type in these characters 
 if you know the character number. (Many books list the Windows character 
 set and corresponding numbers.) Hold down ALT and type the number on the 
 numeric keypad.
 Some keyboards (for example Portugal, 
 German) do dead keys already. Xara LX does not affect this.
 Some keyboards (for example Portugal, 
 German) do dead keys already. Xara LX does not affect this.
 Some keyboards require you to press 
 CTRL to get an accent character (for example to enter the ' for an è). 
 If your keyboard does this, it should provide another way for you to enter 
 international characters.
 Some keyboards require you to press 
 CTRL to get an accent character (for example to enter the ' for an è). 
 If your keyboard does this, it should provide another way for you to enter 
 international characters.
 If you wish to disable this system 
 and you know how to edit the registry, change HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\Xara 
 LX\Options\TextTool\UseDeadKeys from "1" to "0".
 If you wish to disable this system 
 and you know how to edit the registry, change HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\Xara 
 LX\Options\TextTool\UseDeadKeys from "1" to "0".
 If you are in a country with a keyboard 
 that does not have one of the required keys (for example Portugal does 
 not have a ^) you must enter the character using ALT+<character number> 
 or use CharMap or a similar program.
 If you are in a country with a keyboard 
 that does not have one of the required keys (for example Portugal does 
 not have a ^) you must enter the character using ALT+<character number> 
 or use CharMap or a similar program.