> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 20:48:04 -0600 > From: "j. kehe" <fortep@mcs.com> > Subject: Re: accent ' e ' > To: pianotech@byu.edu, ATodd@UH.EDU > Cc: pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu > There is an easier way using your numeric keypad (make sure number lock is > on). Hold down the <Alt> key, type the number 130, then release Alt key. > Voile!....oops, Voila! > This only works in ASCII format. > If you want to always have access to accented characters, you can set up the keyboard configuration. In Windows 3.x (I'm sure there is an equivalent to this in Win95) you go to control panels and Double click on International. Change the Language to English (International) and the Keyboard layout to US-International. You may have to get out your windows installation disks for it to find the right driver. Once you have done this you can type the accent first then the vowel and it will put them together. That is, type ' then e and get e. type ` then e and get e. Type " then o and get oe. Type Control-Alt-S and get ss. The only problem with this is that if you want an apostrophe or quotes before a vowel you need to type the apostrophe and then space, then the vowel. My wife is a french teach and we type sometimes in French and this seems to be the best solution. If you set the languge to French the keyboard is laid out in a different order and the letters on the keys don't match what they type. Have fuen with accents, Ron --------------------------------------- Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN mailto:ronberry@iquest.net check out the Piano Page at: http://www.prairienet.org/arts/ptg/ for great information about Pianos
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