Select the letter you want to accent
Go to the Insert tab
Click Symbol
Choose More Symbols
Select the accented character you need
Click Insert
Use a keyboard shortcut for common accents
Ctrl + ‘ then a vowel for acute accents
Ctrl + ` then a vowel for grave accents
Ctrl + Shift + ^ then a vowel for circumflex accents
Ctrl + Shift + : then a vowel for umlaut or diaeresis
Ctrl + ~ then a vowel for tilde accents
Use the Windows Alt code method
Turn on Num Lock
Hold Alt and type the numeric code on the keypad
Release Alt to insert the accented character
Use AutoCorrect if enabled
Type the word or letter with the accent
Let Word replace it automatically if configured
Use the Character Map in Windows
Open Character Map
Find the accented letter
Copy it
Paste it into Word