Applying French accents

[Dan McLean]

I have a French student staying with me, when she tries to write in French
there is no accent above the letters, how can she get these accents ? I have
tried changing to a French keyboard but this is quite confusing because I am
using a UK English keyboard and the French keyboard layout is quite
different. Appreciate any help on this matter, Dan McLean.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Check the insert symbol dialog for the relevant shortcuts eg é is CTRL+ALT+e

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[Dan McLean]

Thanks Graham, for that instant reply...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On my machine the shortcut for é is Ctrl+', e. Ctrl+Alt+E is the shortcut
for a euro symbol. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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[William Hines]

On my PC (OS XP Home), it is Ctrl+'+e, or what ever letter

 

[Graham Mayor]

I guess this changes with the Windows regional settings, hence my suggestion
to check

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[Michael]

I wrote a nifty little macro (IVC Accents for the Microsoft Office
Suite) for the French and Spahish professors at the college that I work
for. It will work in just about all Microsoft products.

The best this about IVC Accents is that the typist doesn't have to take
their fingers out of the typing position and they don't have to
remember the alt+xxx combinations.

I think if you try IVC Accents you will be more than happy to pay the
price for it...because it is free!

'Click here for your free copy of IVC Accents.'
(http://www.brawleywebdesign.com/ComputerRoomPages/IVCaccents.shtml)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is not necessary in Word, which has built-in keyboard shortcuts for
accented letters (Ctrl+', e for é, for example). And Word also makes it easy
to assign a keyboard shortcut to any font character.

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[Michael]

This is not necessary in Word, which has built-in keyboard shortcut
for
accented letters (Ctrl+', e for é, for example). And Word also make
it easy
to assign a keyboard shortcut to any font character.

Of course it isn't necessary; however, it does make typing accent
easier and faster by not having to take your fingers out of the typin
position. You also don't have to remember all the alt or crt
combinations. You only need to remember "/", "<", ">", and ".". Yo
don't need -shortcuts- with IVC Accents!

Example: /u. would give you ü, /?/ would give you ¿

Go ahead...be brave, try it, and learn something new today. I'
confident that once you try it you will see the advantages of IV
Accents. I understand that you are advocating shortcuts, IVC Accent
just extends capabilities of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Outlook, etc. without the clunky shortcuts

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See my reply to your duplicate post elsewhere. Please do not multi-post.

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[Michael]

See my reply to your duplicate post elsewhere. Please do no
multi-post.

What -are- you talking about Suzanne? To my knowledge this thread i
the only thread, in this forum, where I have posted anything to do wit
IVC Accents. If you are talking about our discussion (same as this one
in a different forum that's a different matter all together. Am I no
allowed to post in multiple forums? I've seen your replies in both th
forums we have discussed this, and they are senseless. Why don't yo
just let it go? People from all over the USA have downloaded IV
Accents and all I have gotten is good reviews from those people. Le
them decide what is necessary for themselves. It is not your place t
decide for them.

I tried to put an end to this dicussion (with an apolog
http://www.mcse.ms/showthread.php?postid=887257#post887257) and yo
just keep on going. What is your problem? You are very knowledgeable o
the subject of MS Office and I admire you for that, but you do not kno
it all (none of us do). Let it go Suzanne, you were in the wrong o
this one.

Here...have a chocolate chip cookie.