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Typing French Accents - Windows: ALT Codes: International Keyboard

The document discusses typing accented characters in French using ALT codes on a Windows PC. It recommends using the international keyboard layout instead of ALT codes, as ALT codes only work with the numeric keypad and can be inconvenient on laptops. It then provides tables listing various accented letters and their corresponding ALT codes to type them, such as à for ALT + 133 and é for ALT + 130.

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Typing French Accents - Windows: ALT Codes: International Keyboard

The document discusses typing accented characters in French using ALT codes on a Windows PC. It recommends using the international keyboard layout instead of ALT codes, as ALT codes only work with the numeric keypad and can be inconvenient on laptops. It then provides tables listing various accented letters and their corresponding ALT codes to type them, such as à for ALT + 133 and é for ALT + 130.

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Typing French Accents - Windows: ALT codes

In my opinion the best way to type accents on a PC is with the international keyboard, which requires a simple control panel configuration - there is no keyboard to purchase or software to download. If you're really set against the international keyboard, you can type accented characters with ALT codes, which use the ALT key and a 3 or 4 digit code. However, ALT codes only work with the numeric keypad, NOT the row of numbers across the top of your keyboard. So they won't work on a laptop unless you hit number lock to activate the number pad "built into" the right-side of your keyboard, which is a big hassle because then the letters won't work. Bottom line, if you're on a laptop, choose a different keyboard rather than messing around with ALT codes. To type accents with ALT codes, hold down the ALT key, then on the numeric keypad type the three or four digits listed here. When you release the ALT key, the character will appear. a with grave accent ALT + 133 a with circumflex ALT + 131 a with trma ALT + 132 a e ligature ALT + 145 c with cedilla ALT + 135 ALT + 128 ALT + 146 ALT + 142 ALT + 0194 ALT + 0192

e with acute accent ALT + 130 ALT + 144

e with grave accent ALT + 138 e with circumflex ALT + 136 e with trma ALT + 137 i with circumflex ALT + 140 i with trma ALT + 139 o with circumflex ALT + 147 o e ligature ALT + 0156 ALT + 0140 ALT + 0212 ALT + 0207 ALT + 0206 ALT + 0203 ALT + 0202 ALT + 0200

u with grave accent ALT + 151 ALT + 0217

u with circumflex ALT + 150 u with trma ALT + 129 ALT + 154 ALT + 0219

French quotation marks ALT + 174 Euro symbol ALT + 0128 ALT + 175

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