How do you type French characters (English keyboard) - French Language2024-03-28T20:20:59Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/how-do-you-type-french-characters-english-keyboard?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHello
Merci to everyone.
I of…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2017-05-19:3179028:Comment:1258732017-05-19T23:30:11.973ZDigby Greenhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/DigbyGreen
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<p>Merci to everyone.</p>
<p>I often use the Alt Key combinations, and I have also tried Typeit (which is very good)</p>
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<p>Hello</p>
<p>Merci to everyone.</p>
<p>I often use the Alt Key combinations, and I have also tried Typeit (which is very good)</p>
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<p></p> Hello everybody.
I am Stevo,…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2017-05-18:3179028:Comment:1260612017-05-18T14:22:31.804ZStevohttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/Stevo
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<p>I am Stevo, I am a French native.</p>
<p>2 solutions are possible regarding this fluent problem for English people:</p>
<p>- If you need to write simply for a French penpal, don't worry. Anybody can read and understand all of your text without accent. It's useless to write them.</p>
<p>- If it's for an official translation, you…</p>
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<dd><div class="description" id="desc_3179028Comment125870"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello everybody.</p>
<p>I am Stevo, I am a French native.</p>
<p>2 solutions are possible regarding this fluent problem for English people:</p>
<p>- If you need to write simply for a French penpal, don't worry. Anybody can read and understand all of your text without accent. It's useless to write them.</p>
<p>- If it's for an official translation, you could use the key combination of the Windows OS.<br/> All is explained over the link ( you have to interest you for the "extended ASCII characters" zone, at the right ) :</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theasciicode.com.ar/extended-ascii-code/majuscule-c-cedilla-uppercase-ascii-code-128.html" target="_blank">http://www.theasciicode.com.ar/extended-ascii-code/majuscule-c-cedi...</a></p>
<p>Here a simple example to understand : key “alt” + 128 ( written by the number pad ) = Ç</p>
<p>So, you just have to memorise only some comfortables combinations... ( that is to say, à ; é ; è ; ï ; ç ; Ç... )</p>
<p>- Finally, don't take care about uppercase letters when you are beginning a sentence. All french people use these ones without accent. Yes, it's completely wrong regarding the French grammar. But it's easier ! So, you could imitate this typical French habit. ;-) ( the only exception is the “Ç” because “Ca” means absolutely nothing. )</p>
<p>Here an example :</p>
<p>- à combien d'euros estimes-tu la valeur de l'objet ? -> ( With a lowercase letter to show you only. )</p>
<p>- À combien d'euros estimes-tu la valeur de l'objet ? -> ( That should be always written like this. )</p>
<p>- A combien d'euros estimes-tu la valeur de l'objet ? -> ( The usual French manner )</p>
<p>( To how much euros you estimate the object value ? )</p>
<p>See you later, and have more fun with the French language. ;-)</p>
<p>Stevo</p>
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</dl> Thanks. Sounds like a few pos…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-11-27:3179028:Comment:1244732016-11-27T22:24:16.610ZGeorge Hunthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/GEORDIEHOUND
<p>Thanks. Sounds like a few possibilities there..</p>
<p>Thanks. Sounds like a few possibilities there..</p> You can switch from the stand…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-11-27:3179028:Comment:1245782016-11-27T22:07:01.835ZAllan Rocketthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/AllanRockett
<p>You can switch from the standard English UK keyboard to the UK extended keyboard. This allows key combinations to type the French accents. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you can download the FREE Microsoft Keyboard Creator and add your own key combinations to type the accents. (There's a complete guide to using it online).</p>
<p>A third option is a programme called 'Wiz-Key' (not free unfortunately) which also adds key combinations to type the accents on a standard keyboard.</p>
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<p>You can switch from the standard English UK keyboard to the UK extended keyboard. This allows key combinations to type the French accents. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you can download the FREE Microsoft Keyboard Creator and add your own key combinations to type the accents. (There's a complete guide to using it online).</p>
<p>A third option is a programme called 'Wiz-Key' (not free unfortunately) which also adds key combinations to type the accents on a standard keyboard.</p>
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<p>Hope this helps.</p>
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<div id="link64_adl_tabid" style="display: none;">2252</div> http://french.typeit.org/
Thi…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-11-17:3179028:Comment:1246192016-11-17T23:41:10.184ZGeorge Hunthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/GEORDIEHOUND
<p><a href="http://french.typeit.org/" target="_blank">http://french.typeit.org/</a></p>
<p>This is the website I use. I simply copy and paste individual characters as I need them.</p>
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<p>Other people configure the keyboard on their computer directly. I do not know how to do that but I doubt it is very difficult.</p>
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<p>It is also possible to save the characters you need to notebook (or a similar programme) and copy the characters from there.</p>
<p><a href="http://french.typeit.org/" target="_blank">http://french.typeit.org/</a></p>
<p>This is the website I use. I simply copy and paste individual characters as I need them.</p>
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<p>Other people configure the keyboard on their computer directly. I do not know how to do that but I doubt it is very difficult.</p>
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<p>It is also possible to save the characters you need to notebook (or a similar programme) and copy the characters from there.</p>