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Ed

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Jan 12, 2003, 4:53:29 AM1/12/03
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Can someone suggest how to create foreign characters, such as "e" with
circumflex or grave accents. Such common French characters are not listed
in the "symbol" area of fonts. I can make an acute accent, but can't place
it directly over the "e"
I'm usuing OE 6. Windows XP, and HTML email format.
Thanks,
Ed


Thierry Gerbault

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Jan 12, 2003, 5:09:57 AM1/12/03
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"Ed" <ed...@attbi.com> wrote in news:tWaU9.46764$3v.7612@sccrnsc01:

I use AllChars. Check it out at www.allchars.zwolnet.com

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John G

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Jan 12, 2003, 5:19:41 AM1/12/03
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Try CHARMAP
C:\WINDOWS\system32\charmap.exe
and copy and paste the character you need.
Example é

John G

Theo

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Jan 12, 2003, 6:16:39 AM1/12/03
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Change the settings of you keyboard to US International.
Then you can make this ę by typing first the ^ and then the e.
If you want only " then hit " and then the spacebar.
Theo

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Ann

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Jan 12, 2003, 8:32:48 AM1/12/03
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Help in word says the following. Whether it works the same in OE I
don't know but you could try it (there are others too)...

grave accent - CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), followd by the letter

accute accent - CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), followed by the letter

circumflex - CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), followed by the letter

Ann

Bruce Chambers

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Jan 12, 2003, 10:51:25 AM1/12/03
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Greetings --

Start > Run > Charmap.exe.

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

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relic

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Jan 12, 2003, 11:08:22 AM1/12/03
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I knew that someday Bruce Chambers would write:
| Greetings --
|
| Start > Run > Charmap.exe.
|

And... If you have frequent need, drag a shortcut for Charmap.exe to the Quick
Launch bar. It's handy.
Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Charmap.exe
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Ed

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Jan 12, 2003, 1:23:07 PM1/12/03
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Thanks to all who responded. I printed the suggestions and will try each of
them to see which works best for me. I used Apple before there was a
MacIntosh (early 1980's) I'm a recent convert to PC, and didn't realize it
was so complicated compared with MacIntosh.
Thanks for all your help.
Ed

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Frank

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Jan 12, 2003, 1:46:15 PM1/12/03
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:08:22 GMT, "relic" <repl...@newsgroup.com>
wrote:

>I knew that someday Bruce Chambers would write:
>| Greetings --
>|
>| Start > Run > Charmap.exe.
>|
>
>And... If you have frequent need, drag a shortcut for Charmap.exe to the Quick
>Launch bar. It's handy.
>Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Charmap.exe


I use the spanish ones regularly. If you press "alt" followed by
numbers from the right hand numerical keyboard, they are all there. I
can't remember the french ones but the ones I use are alt 173=¡ alt
164=ñ alt 168=¿ They are all in there somewhere, just have a look and
jot them down. (alt 160=á, alt147=ô) It sounds long winded but you
soon get used to it, it's only slightly longer than selecting, say,
shift something for capitols. Also all the consonants with accents
are simply right alt key, Alt GR, hold that down and press the vowel
required. áíéóú, so there is not many to remember.
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Frank.

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relic

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Jan 12, 2003, 1:54:45 PM1/12/03
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I knew that someday Frank would write:
|
| Also all the consonants with accents
| are simply right alt key, Alt GR, hold that down and press the vowel
| required. áíéóú, so there is not many to remember.

Didn't know about the Alt GR trick, thanks. Trying to remember the alt+
keystrokes... just too many of them.

Frank

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Jan 13, 2003, 6:55:33 AM1/13/03
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:54:45 GMT, "relic" <repl...@newsgroup.com>
wrote:

>I knew that someday Frank would write:
>|
>| Also all the consonants with accents
>| are simply right alt key, Alt GR, hold that down and press the vowel
>| required. áíéóú, so there is not many to remember.
>
>Didn't know about the Alt GR trick, thanks. Trying to remember the alt+
>keystrokes... just too many of them.

Not for me , there's not. In spanish I need three most of the time,
all the vowels are dead simple.
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Frank
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Giuseppe

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Jan 13, 2003, 1:22:19 PM1/13/03
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Ed:

If you often use your computer to write in a different languages, you
may want to install those languages for your keyboard.

You can always switch between languages at will.

One way of installing other languages is:

Open Keyboard properties in Control Panel.
Click the Language tab, and then click Add.
In the Language list, click the keyboard language you want to add.

By choosing a keyboard language, you specify what language you want to
use when you type. Some programs that are designed for the Windows
platform recognize this setting. When you add a new keyboard language,
a keyboard layout for that language is also added.

When the Enable indicator on taskbar check box on the Language tab is
selected, and you have two or more keyboard languages installed, an
indicator representing the default keyboard language appears on the
taskbar. To quickly switch between keyboard languages, click the
indicator, and then click the language you want to use.

I don't know if you want to go this route, but you may want to try it.

Also, do a search in Wiundows Help under "Language" for using a
different keyboad language.

I hope this helps

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