You might have heard about using alt + 3 or 4 digits on the numeric keypad. This is a cumbersome solution as you have to type these 4 digits for each accent. If, like me, you have a laptop (no numeric keypad), it means using numlock every time…
Instead, I suggest:
- if you’re on windows: go to your control pannel and install one of the following keyboards
UK extended:
Alt Gr + e -> é
`+ e or u or a -> è, ù, à
Alt Gr + c -> ç
Alt Gr + ^ then the letter -> ê, û, î, û, ô
Alt Gr + ” then the letter -> ë, ï
Alt Gr + 4 -> €
US International:
Alt Gr + e or ‘ + e -> é
`+ e or u or a -> è, ù, à
Alt Gr + , or ‘ + c -> ç
Shift + ^ + e or u or i or u or o -> ê, û, î, û, ô
” + e -> ë
Alt Gr + 4 -> €
Use Alt shift to switch from one keyboard to another.
- if you have a mac: use the option key
option + e -> é
option + ~ then letter -> è, ù, à
option + c -> ç
option + i then letter -> ê, û, î, û, ô
option + u then letter -> ë
This is the most useful resource I have found lately.
Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome.
Practical and immediately useful, thanks so much. I have written no less than about 15 french accents in about the last 20 mins. Before I was just writing ‘a bientot’ at the end of lots of comments and emails but look at me now…
a bientôt,
Alan
très, très content