Learning to write in French with the help of your language learning software? If you’re confused about how you can write with French accents on your Windows US version computer, fear no more. We’ve got the answers you’re looking for.
What you don’t need:
- You don’t need a new version of Windows.
- You don’t need a French writing software to run on top of Windows.
- You don’t need to buy a special French keyboard.
What to do:
- Simply turn on your computer with your old US English keyboard and US version of Windows.
- Go to Control Panel.
- Go to Regional and Language settings.
- Click on the Keyboard tab.
- Choose the international keyboard settings.
This keyboard setting is great because it retains the full QWERTY layout, all while allowing you to use characters with French accents. There are also just five general types of notations to learn, so it won’t require much memorizing on your part. Just write this down on a Post-It stuck by the side of your monitor and you can compose an entire email in full French mode.
- For using the grave accent (e.g. à, è), simply type ` (the character sits on the left of the key for 1) before a vowel.
- For using the aigu accent (e.g. é) or the cédille accent (e.g. ç), simply type ‘ (a single quote) before the vowel.
- For using the circonflexe (ê), type ^ (it’s the same key as 6) before e.
- For using tréma (ö), type ” (a double quote) before o.
- Since the notation uses quote symbols, you can type quotation marks by using «, », ctrl+alt+[ and ctrl+alt+].
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