To type the French accents in English Windows
é, è, à, ô, ç,... in your e-mails, Word, Notepad, Html, etc...

If you use a keyboard QWERTY and software in English, the present note is for you!

 

1- CHANGING YOUR SETTINGS

 

1-1- WINDOWS XP:

Go to: Control Panel / Regional & Language Options
Click Languages, then Details

In the area called "selected service", add "English (US) United States-International".

(You may optionaly set that selection as your default input language)

 

 1-2- WINDOWS 95/98:

Go to: Control Panel / Keyboard / Language
In the window are displayed your current keyboard settings
(in Hong Kong, the common default is English (United States) / Layout: United States 101

Consider then one of the following two options:

a)  Add a new keyboard layout, keeping your usual settings as a default

Choose : Add_Portughese Brazilian  |  Properties: Portuguese (Brazilian Standard)
Now you can at any time switch the language by pushing Alt+Shift

b)  Having only one keyboard layout using language 'English (United States)'

Click Properties and change your keyboard layout to 'English United States-International'

With this setting enabled, you may type either in French or in English, without switching language.
However, to get the apostroph, you will have to type ' + SPACEBAR (see above 'How to type').
If you don't feel confortable with this, just choose option a)

 

2 - HOW TO TYPE:

• To get ê you type ^ + e
• To get ç you must type ' + c
 Attention:
•To get the apostroph, eg. "l'oncle" you must type: l + ' + SPACEBAR + o + ...  
  If you don't type SPACEBAR, you get "lóncle" instead of "l'oncle"

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Rectoverso Help Files 15/08/2001 UPDATED 16/08/2003
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