keyboard!

[kezia_88]

What are the accents you use for french on the keyboard how do I know what buttons to press?

[jock]

I can only help you out if you use a mac...

[ursula62]

If you are using Word then do a search for international characters in Word help. You will see a list of shortcut keys to use, e.g. if you want an E with an umlaut then press and hold down shift, control and the semicolon all together and then let go and press E.

This sort of thing only works if the font you are using contains a full foreign language character set though.

[kezia_88]

No im wanting to type something in on www.freetranslation.com from french to englisha nd I need to use an accent!

[fo3nix]

for specific accents, goto programs -> accessories -> system tools -> character map.
click the one you want, and note the keystroke. in Word or whatever, just type that keystroke. for for "�" hold the alt key and press 0230.

for some fast accents, you can hold down the "alt gr" button (just to right of space bar, not the regular alt button), and press the key you want with an accent. "e" becomes "�".

[johnalex]

If you're using Word then just click on INSERT followed by SYMBOL.  You'll find stacks of accented characters, smiley faces, musical notes, etc.  Worth spending a bit of time checking all the various Subsets which will give you even more choices.  You can click Edit/Copy then Edit/Paste to keep using the same character.  Have Fun!

[3Styler]

alt + 138 on number pad = �

alt + 133 = �, alt + 130 =�

alt + 135 = �

[3Styler]

though at the bottom of the box where you type your text on free translation.com there are all the accents there. just go over the accent you want and click and it inserts it automatically into the text box.