Thu-14-04-2022, 15:23 PM
(Tue-12-04-2022, 19:01 PM)Peter Grimsditch Wrote: On an English keyboard what do you type to get a circumflex accent on the o [I just copied yours] or the grave accent on a or e? I found the acute é by an accidental misstype
There are many ways, including holding down 'ALT' and typing the 3 or 4 digit ASCII code for the character concerned. Thus
Ô is achieved y holding down 'ALT' and typing 0212 on the numeric keypad - it doesn't work if you use the digits above the letter part of the keyboard.
Here's a table (which I have printed out and keep with my laptop) showing the charcters and their codes:
A
à = Alt + 133
á = Alt + 160
â = Alt + 131
À = Alt + 0192
Á = Alt + 0193
 = Alt + 0194
E
é = Alt + 130
è = Alt + 138
ê = Alt + 136
ë = Alt + 137
É = Alt + 144
È = Alt + 0200
Ê = Alt + 0201
Ë = Alt + 0203
I
î = Alt + 140
ï = Alt + 139
Î = Alt + 0206
Ï = Alt + 0207
O
ó = Alt + 162
ô = Alt + 147
Ó = Alt + 0211
Ô = Alt + 0212
U
ù = Alt + 151
û = Alt + 150
Ù = Alt + 0217
Û = Alt + 0219
Æ
æ = Alt + 145
Æ = Alt + 146
C
ç = Alt + 135
Quotation Marks
« = Alt + 174
» = Alt + 175
There's also a very handy website where you can follow some very easy instructions to type accents, then copy and paste the text. It can be found at French Typeit.
I hope this helps!
Brian