Cherl Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I don't know if this has come up before. If so, apologies. Does anyone know how you can type accented French in an email from an English keyboard? The accents are no problem in Word but I can't find a way of typing emails with accents. I don't know if this is a general problem, or just mine! When I'm using a French keyboard, I have no problem - I connect through the Internet to my ISP when travelling. I know how to do the accents but they just don't appear in the emails from an English keyboard.Cherl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezstevens Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Try goggle - free french accents software.1 minute www.vicman.net/dir/15341/Download-Accents.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Many suggestions for this...I tend to use the character table (all programs, accessories, system tools) and I keep it on the quick launch tool bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherl Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Thanks - I'll try the suggestions.Cherl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjlaws Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I use this little programme and find it excellent. Note that you have to tell it when you're using MS Word, but it's really useful for emails as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 And another http://www.lexicool.com/lexibar_special_keyboard_characters.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 [quote user="Clair"]Many suggestions for this...I tend to use the character table (all programs, accessories, system tools) and I keep it on the quick launch tool bar.[/quote]Clair, that's a brilliant idea. I prefer the Alt+numeric keyboard method for the PC, but I've been struggling with various clumsy methods on my laptop (which doesn't have a numeric keyboard).The character map is now in my quick launch toolbar, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Weirdly, although I can do accents on my laptop when in Word (by using those fairly intuitive keys, with the Ctrl button, - i.e. ,c for cedilla, :u for umlaut etc), I absolutely cannot do them in *emails* on the laptop!On the desktop PC, I use the Alt+numberpad system, which works both in Word and with emails, and even on the forum, comme ça.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherl Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Dear LoiseauThat's exactly my problem. I am in the process of trying the various suggestions mentioned in reply to my posting. As with you, it's only in the emails, from my English laptop, that I have the problem! Cherl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I use Incredimail to manage my emails and no matter what method I use to successfully type accents onto my mails, Incredimail doesn't like it and scrambles them into some other characters on sending the email, even if I've plugged in my French keyboard and 'told' the computer I'm using a French keyboard (I have changed the computer settings to have French or English keyboards and have a 'button' on my bottom toolbar to scroll bewteen the two) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I just choose the English International keyboard setting in windows. That way, all the accents are available on the quotation key: áéöüà, etc.PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherl Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Cjlaws, Thanks and to everyone else for suggestions. This option was so simple to install and works perfectly - thanks again, problem solved.Cherl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I have just downloaded this - seems to be just what I was looking for - thanks.The Avisoft programme, I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 [quote user="PossumGirl"]I just choose the English International keyboard setting in windows. That way, all the accents are available on the quotation key: áéöüà, etc.PG[/quote]I tried adding the US International keyboard and it worked very well for the accent marks, etc. Unfortunately, it made my user startup very slow (I guess because of loading 2 keyboads?).Obviously, I'm not very technologically sophisticated. If I just deleted the regular US keyboard and used only the US International keyboard, would that solve the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 [quote user="tenniswitch"]I tried adding the US International keyboard and it worked very well for the accent marks, etc. Unfortunately, it made my user startup very slow (I guess because of loading 2 keyboads?).Obviously, I'm not very technologically sophisticated. If I just deleted the regular US keyboard and used only the US International keyboard, would that solve the problem?[/quote]Whether it would solve your problem or not, I don't know. However, I see no reason to have both keyboards loaded as the US International keyboard is fine to use all the time. That's what I do.PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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