Typing French Accents

To type French accents on a PC, you can use ALT codes.

Hold down the ALT key, then on the numeric keypad type the three or four digits listed here. When you release the ALT key, the character will appear. You must type the numbers with the numeric keypad, not with the row of numbers across the top of your keyboard (which means that this is not the best way to type accents on a laptop - try another method for typing French accents).

Using French accents     Other ways to type French accents

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