Different ways to make French accents using a word processing program
1.   Alt + number pad:

Alt + 128 = Ç Alt + 129 = ü Alt + 130 = é Alt + 131 = â Alt + 132 = ä Alt + 133 = à Alt + 134 = å Alt + 135 = ç Alt + 136 = ê Alt + 137 = ë Alt + 138 = è		Alt + 139 = ï Alt + 140 = î Alt + 144 = É Alt + 147 = ô Alt + 148 = ö Alt + 149 = ò Alt + 150 = û Alt + 151 = ù Alt + 0192 = À Alt + 0212 = Ô

2.    WordPerfect:

To produce: é è, à, ù â, ê, î, ô, û ë, ï ç		Press: Ctrl-W + ' + e (café) Ctrl-W + ` + the letter (très), (à demain) (où) Ctrl-W + ^ + the letter (hâte),(fenêtre), (bientôt),(Nîmes), (sûr) Ctrl-W + " + the letter (Noël), (naïf) Ctrl-W + , + c (français)

3.    Microsoft Word:

To produce: à, è, ù é â, ê, î, ô, û Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û ë, ï		Press: CTRL + ` (accent grave), the letter CTRL + ' (apostrophe), the letter CTRL + ^ (caret), the letter CTRL + ^ (caret), THE LETTER CTRL + : (colon), the letter

4.   Mac:

To produce: ç ë, ï, ü à, è é â, ê, î, ô, û		Press: Option + c Option + u, the letter Option + `, the letter Option + e, e Option + i, the letter

5.   The Ultimate Commitment—Changing your Keyboard to US-International

In Microsoft XP:

a.    Go to Control Panel
b.    Select “Date, Time, Language and Regional Options”
c.    Select “Add Other Languages”
d.    Under second tab, “Languages”, select “Details”
e.    Under “Installed Services,” select “Add”
f.    Choose “US-International”

This will permit you to use keystrokes like: ’ + e to make é. Enjoy!

© 1998 Sheila Turek