How do you add accents?

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Guest

I need to add accents for my french paper.... and i dont know how!!!


Please help!
 
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Tony Jollans

On an English keyboard:

For an acute accent, enter Ctrl+' (apostrophe) followed by the letter - for
example Ctrl+' followed by e gives é.
For a grave accent, enter Ctrl+` (acute accent) followed by the letter - for
example Ctrl+` followed by a gives à.
For a circumflex, enter Ctrl+^ (caret) followed by the letter - for example
Ctrl+^ followed by e gives ê.
For a cedilla, enter Ctrl+, (comma) followed by the letter - for example
Ctrl+, followed by gives ç.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

See How can I insert special characters, such as dingbats and accented
letters, in my document?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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G

Guest

Thank you so very much!!


VKery Helpful!

Tony Jollans said:
On an English keyboard:

For an acute accent, enter Ctrl+' (apostrophe) followed by the letter - for
example Ctrl+' followed by e gives é.
For a grave accent, enter Ctrl+` (acute accent) followed by the letter - for
example Ctrl+` followed by a gives à.
For a circumflex, enter Ctrl+^ (caret) followed by the letter - for example
Ctrl+^ followed by e gives ê.
For a cedilla, enter Ctrl+, (comma) followed by the letter - for example
Ctrl+, followed by gives ç.

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Enjoy,
Tony

"PumpkinKingExtraordinaire"
 

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