How to type French characters
| Character | in Mac OS | in Windows with English (United States) keyboard layout | in Windows with English (International) keyboard layout |
|---|---|---|---|
| à | Option+`, a | Alt+133 | `, a |
| À | Option+`, A | Alt+0192 | `, A |
| â | Option+i, a | Alt+131 | Shift+^, a |
| Â | 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 |
| Π| 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.)