Foreign Words

[Kleiber]

I know I'm being really daft, but how do I get accents on letters when typing a foreign word? I've got the character map up, selected the letter I want, but how do I get it into an AB reply?

[bigmamma]

Hi there kleiber love , now that you have character map up select what you want by one click on it , then select , then copy . Now it is in your Edit on the left hand top of your AB page ., select paste from there and it will go onto your answer .

[Kleiber]

I've tried that, but when I go to Edit, paste is greyed out.

[bigmamma]

try to copy again , but this time check your edit to see if paste option has appeared before you go back to your answer to click where you want to paste it to.
Is that as clear as mud ? ...lol

[bigmamma]

make sure you have pressed the select button on the character map after making your choice btw..

[Buenchico]

Bigmamma has answered your question but I gave up on using the character map ages ago. I've printed off this web page and I keep it next to my keyboard:
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc. html

To type any unusual character, I look it up in the list (which takes no longer than finding it in the character map) and then hold down the Alt key while typing the relevant number on the numeric keypad. (It doesn't work if you use the number keys at the top of the keyboard). Releasing the Alt key makes the character appear. (Note: The numeric lock must be on but PC s boot up with it turned on by default anyway).

After a while, I've started to remember the most commonly used Alt characters. e.g. I know that � is Alt+171 and � is Alt+130. So typing them takes hardly ant time at all. I find this method far easier than messing about with the character map.

Chris

[Kleiber]

Comme �a!!
Thank you both very much! I'll use both your suggestions in future - no holding me back, now - watch out in the "Polish" thread! K xxx:0)

[bigmamma]

Well done kleiber , go for it . :-) xx

[Babz]

very clever that, thanks very much for the info Buenchico