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How to type French accent marks

On a Windows PC, hold down the Alt key and type the following numbers from the numerical keypad (right-hand end of keyboard - with Num Lock on).

à = Alt 133	â = Alt 131	é = Alt 130
è = Alt 138	ê = Alt 136	ë = Alt 137
ô = Alt 147	î = Alt 140	ï = Alt 139
ù = Alt 151	û = Alt 150	ç = Alt 135
Ç = Alt 128	« (quotations) = Alt 174	» = Alt 175
Œ = 0140

Words typed in ALL CAPITALS (eg headings) should NOT have accent marks.

On a Macintosh computer, you should click on the apple on the top left of the screen and open "KeyCaps". This will bring up a little keyboard on the desktop. By holding down the "option key", the accents appear and you can click on them with the mouse. For example, to type ù, you should hold "option", click on (`) and then type u. The accented character will appear.

PopChar

PopChar is a small program that will help you type accents and other special characters. Whenever needed, a little table will pop up on screen - you click on the character you want and it goes straight into your document. An educational discount of 30% is given for quantities of 30 copies or more. For Windows & Mac computers.

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