Accent Article
There are many ways to use french accents on your keyboard, but these are the easiest ways:
-The International Keyboard is far and away your best option for typing accents. It is not a separate keyboard, just a Windows setting.
-ALT codes.
À ALT+0192  ALT+0194 Ä ALT+0196 È ALT+0200 É ALT+0201 Ê ALT+0202 Ë ALT+0203 Î ALT+0206 Ï ALT+0207 Ô ALT+0212 Œ ALT+0140 Ù ALT+0217 Û ALT+0219 Ü ALT+0220 Ÿ ALT+0159
à ALT+0224 â ALT+0226 ä ALT+0228 è ALT+0232 é ALT+0233 ê ALT+0234 ë ALT+0235 î ALT+0238 ï ALT+0239 ô ALT+0244 œ ALT+0156 ù ALT+0249 û ALT+0251 ü ALT+0252 ÿ ALT+0255
Ç ALT+0199 (caps) ç ALT+0231 (lower) « ALT+0171 (Left Angle Quote) » ALT+0187 (Right Angle Quote) € ALT+0128
-Start- Programs- Accessories- System Tools- Character Maps.
-Start- Settings- Control Panel- Regional Settings- Languages. Click on the Details button- and select French (Canada) as your imput language. Select Canadian French (NOT CANADIAN MULTILINGUAL) as your layout.
-The International Keyboard is far and away your best option for typing accents. It is not a separate keyboard, just a Windows setting.
- To type accent grave (à, è, etc), type ` (to the left of 1) then the vowel.
- Accent aigu (é), type ' (single quote) then e.
- Cédille (ç), type ' then c.
- Circonflexe (ê), type ^ (shift + 6) then e.
- Tréma (ö), type " (shift + ') then o.
- To type French quotation marks « » use ctrl + alt + [ and ], respectively.
-ALT codes.
À ALT+0192  ALT+0194 Ä ALT+0196 È ALT+0200 É ALT+0201 Ê ALT+0202 Ë ALT+0203 Î ALT+0206 Ï ALT+0207 Ô ALT+0212 Œ ALT+0140 Ù ALT+0217 Û ALT+0219 Ü ALT+0220 Ÿ ALT+0159
à ALT+0224 â ALT+0226 ä ALT+0228 è ALT+0232 é ALT+0233 ê ALT+0234 ë ALT+0235 î ALT+0238 ï ALT+0239 ô ALT+0244 œ ALT+0156 ù ALT+0249 û ALT+0251 ü ALT+0252 ÿ ALT+0255
Ç ALT+0199 (caps) ç ALT+0231 (lower) « ALT+0171 (Left Angle Quote) » ALT+0187 (Right Angle Quote) € ALT+0128
-Start- Programs- Accessories- System Tools- Character Maps.
-Start- Settings- Control Panel- Regional Settings- Languages. Click on the Details button- and select French (Canada) as your imput language. Select Canadian French (NOT CANADIAN MULTILINGUAL) as your layout.