Next, open KeyCaps. A little keyboard will appear on the screen. Hold down the Option key until a series of accent marks appears. Click on the French accent mark you wish to type, then type the letter that it modifies. For iPhone, Android, and tablet keyboards, hold down any letter, and French accent options will appear with other non-French accents, as well. There are two options for typing accent marks in a Linux operating system: Character Palette and Compose Key.
To use the Compose Key, you have to first designate an unused key as the Compose Key by following this click sequence:. Another option for typing French accents in Windows is to add an alternate keyboard layout.
That makes switching back and forth confusing. The Canadian French keyboard has all the un-modified letters in the same spots, but has some additional characters. However, the typing of the accents themselves is easier on the French and Canadian French Keyboards. On the French keyboard, most accent marks are available as keys. On the Canadian French, however, fewer are available as keys, but the codes are simpler. If you do not put an extra space between the punctuation and the letter, it will assume that you want the accent mark.
Once you decide which keyboard add-on you want to use, here are the instructions for enabling it:. To learn everything you need to start learning French , check out our indispensable guide. Lauren Harsh is a French tutor and content writer based in Chicago. For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions. This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes. If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.
This method relies on the fact that "under the hood", the computer assigns a code or number to each symbol and letter of the alphabet.
It is possible to type a character by directly entering its code on the numeric keypad. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 73, times. This wikiHow teaches you how to switch from a French keyboard layout to your preferred language on your PC or Mac. Whether you're using Windows or macOS, you can opt to keep the French keyboard for occasional use or delete the French keyboard completely.
To delete the French keyboard, open your Settings. Click Language. Select French and click Options. Click the French keyboard and click Remove.
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