EnglishUS keyboard shortcut.

[quantum_elite]

hi, me and my freind just made a really short macro on MSword to find out what 'é' really equals.

Turns out it's: alt+0233 .

u guys probably all know that by now. But if ya didnt, i may have just saved u time when your writing in french. or simply just 'Alizée'!

[DavidAlizée]

I just press ATLGR + e gets me é. Also there is a topic on this that Mayhem made, how to configure it properly.

[quantum_elite]

yeah, alot of ppl have that setup. however, some ppl such as myself had to change some settings to do that. I believe thats the french setup, (not 100% sure). All of my friends seem to prefer it to the American version. alt+0233 is for American Keyboards/Drivers only. i dont know if their are any exceptions. sry.

And it is true... David is always first to respond to everything!

[DavidAlizée]

lol, thats not true... i just click refresh and get lucky lol

[MetalicGuy]

if i press altgr+e i get this one: €.. hehe

[Backinblack]

I used the alt + commands for about 6 years before I switched to the International keyboard setting. After a few days of getting used to it I found that it saved a heck of a lot of time, for someone who types in French a lot. The only problem is that there are still a few letters for which I still have to use the alt + commands, but the most common accents (é, è, à) require only two keystrokes now instead of five.

Looks like Riccardo replaced Mayhem's topic with this link (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/deanhum/langlit/labs/keyboard.htm).

[IronRodent]

The only problem is that there are still a few letters for which I still have to use the alt + commands, but the most common accents (é, è, à) require only two keystrokes now instead of five.

Which letters are you referring to? Cause I haven't found any that I cannot type using the International setting.

[Ayan]

Looks like Riccardo replaced Mayhem's topic with this link.
I kind of liked Mayhem's more :/


So... how can one write that special "E" with two dots on top of it.
Every time I want to write " Citroen " properly, I just cannot do it and have to replace it with ... " Renault" or something.

[Moco]

Ayan, assuming you're using the International keyboard layout it would be " + e.

And off the top of my head, the only character the International layout can't do without ALT codes is the "œ", which would be ALT + 0156 or 0140 if you want it uppercase.

[esceka]

I just press ' and than e -->é
For è(or à, ò, etc.) I press ` and e

[Joseph]

you know you can change your keyboard to US International? It's much more efficient than the ALT commands, just press ' and the key, or alt. :)

[tern]

French keyboard layout was so hard to get used to. Always putting Z's where my Y's were supposed to be.

[grnick]

The easiest way for somebody not familiar with French keyboard layout, is with US International layout (not US English):
'+e = é
`+e = è
^+e = ê
And the same with letter a

In Greek language we also have to place some accents in most words. So, doing the same in French, while typing quickly, was too easy for me, I was already used to do it. 8)