How to type French characters
Character | in Mac OS | in Windows with English (United States) keyboard layout | in Windows with English (International) keyboard layout |
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à | Option+`, a | Alt+133 | `, a |
À | Option+`, A | Alt+0192 | `, A |
â | Option+i, a | Alt+131 | Shift+^, a |
 | Option+i, A | Alt+0194 | Shift+^, A |
ä | Option+u, a | Alt+132 | ', a |
Ä | Option+u, A | Alt+142 | ', A |
ç | Option+c | Alt+135 | right Alt+< |
Ç | Option+C | Alt+128 | Shift+right Alt+< |
è | Option+`, e | Alt+138 | `, e |
È | Option+`, E | Alt+0200 | `, E |
é | Option+e, e | Alt+130 | ', e |
É | Option+e, E | Alt+144 | ', E |
ê | Option+i, e | Alt+136 | Shift+^, e |
Ê | Option+i, E | Alt+0202 | Shift+^, E |
ë | Option+u, e | Alt+137 | Shift+", e |
Ë | Option+u, E | Alt+0203 | Shift+", E |
î | Option+i, i | Alt+140 | Shift+^, i |
Î | Option+i, I | Alt+0206 | Shift+^, I |
ï | Option+u, i | Alt+139 | Shift+", i |
Ï | Option+u, I | Alt+0207 | Shift+", I |
ô | Option+i, o | Alt+147 | Shift+^, o |
Ô | Option+i, O | Alt+0212 | Shift+^, O |
œ | Option+q | Alt+0156 | Alt+0156 |
Œ | Option+Q | Alt+0140 | Alt+0140 |
ù | Option+`, u | Alt+151 | `, u |
Ù | Option+`, U | Alt+0217 | `, U |
û | Option+i, u | Alt+150 | Shift+^, u |
Û | Option+i, U | Alt+0219 | Shift+^, U |
ü | Option+u, u | Alt+129 | Shift+", u |
Ü | Option+u, U | Alt+154 | Shift+", U |
ÿ | Option+u, y | Alt+0255 | Shift+", y |
ÿ | Option+u, Y | Alt+0159 | Shift+", Y |
^ | Shift+^ | Shift+^ | Shift+^, Space |
` | ` | ` | `, Space |
' | ' | ' | ', Space | " | Shift+" | Shift+" | Shift+", Space |
« | Option+ | Alt+0171 | right Alt+[ |
» | Shift+Option+ | Alt+0187 | right Alt+] |
€ | Shift+Option+2 | Alt+0128 | Ctrl+right Alt+5 |
Notes
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For the Alt+number combinations in Windows, you must use the numeric keypad, not the number keys along the top of the keyboard.
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Some characters may not work in some fonts.
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To turn on the English (International) and other keyboard layouts for a Windows account at the University of Otago: choose Start, General Software, Utilities, Foreign Language Support, then restart the computer when asked. (You only need to do this once per year.)