Advice sought on accents

Anyone got any suggestions on the simplest way to do foreign accents in Word
2000? I'm using a standard UK keyboard and work in UK English but
sometimes need to write to people in France. The operating system is XP.

I know there are several ways to do it but all the ones I'm aware of seem a
bit convoluted.

Thanks

Steve

TF
Sun Feb 29 04:37:21 CST 2004

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/InsertSpecChars.htm

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"Stephen Glynn" <stephen.glynn@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:c1se2d$1lsevh$1@ID-139981.news.uni-berlin.de...
: Anyone got any suggestions on the simplest way to do foreign accents in
Word
: 2000? I'm using a standard UK keyboard and work in UK English but
: sometimes need to write to people in France. The operating system is
XP.
:
: I know there are several ways to do it but all the ones I'm aware of seem
a
: bit convoluted.
:
: Thanks
:
: Steve
:
:
:

Andrew
Sun Feb 29 05:08:53 CST 2004

Stephen,
Try "Insert>Symbol", you should find all the French characteristics on the
"Subset Latin 1"
Andrew

"Stephen Glynn" <stephen.glynn@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:c1se2d$1lsevh$1@ID-139981.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Anyone got any suggestions on the simplest way to do foreign accents in
Word
> 2000? I'm using a standard UK keyboard and work in UK English but
> sometimes need to write to people in France. The operating system is
XP.
>
> I know there are several ways to do it but all the ones I'm aware of seem
a
> bit convoluted.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
>
>

Colonel
Mon Mar 01 05:46:32 CST 2004


do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in accessories

thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:

left alt + 0232 does è
left alt + 0233 does é

the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible o
laptops.

There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this particula
cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in Euro sybol i
Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps. e.g. here é. Weird.

Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl '

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Andrew
Tue Mar 02 03:50:22 CST 2004

Hi deBugr,
Yes I was able to "Run" charmap with Windows XP and Word 2000.
Incidentally not all laptops are without a numeric key pad!
Andrew

"Colonel deBugr" <Colonel.deBugr.12h8ec@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in
message news:Colonel.deBugr.12h8ec@nospam.WordForums.com...
>
> do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in accessories
>
> thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:
>
> left alt + 0232 does è
> left alt + 0233 does é
>
> the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible on
> laptops.
>
> There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this particular
> cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in Euro sybol in
> Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps. e.g. here é. Weird.
>
> Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl ' e
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/

Graham
Tue Mar 02 05:15:27 CST 2004

All recent laptops I have seen emulate the numeric keypad using the Fn key +
marked letter keys.

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Colonel deBugr wrote:
> do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in
> accessories
>
> thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:
>
> left alt + 0232 does è
> left alt + 0233 does é
>
> the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible
> on laptops.
>
> There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this particular
> cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in Euro sybol in
> Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps. e.g. here é. Weird.
>
> Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl ' e
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/

Derek
Tue Mar 02 08:45:25 CST 2004

Graham,
I have an Acer Aspire 1700 purchased early December 2003. If you go to the
www.acer.com you will see that this model is listed in the Notebook section.
Is a notebook not classed as a laptop?
My Acer Aspire 1700 has a numeric keypad included on the keyboard.
Derek

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:eKEZdjEAEHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> All recent laptops I have seen emulate the numeric keypad using the Fn key
+
> marked letter keys.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> Web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>
>
> Colonel deBugr wrote:
> > do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in
> > accessories
> >
> > thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:
> >
> > left alt + 0232 does è
> > left alt + 0233 does é
> >
> > the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible
> > on laptops.
> >
> > There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this particular
> > cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in Euro sybol in
> > Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps. e.g. here é. Weird.
> >
> > Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl ' e
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/
>
>

Graham
Tue Mar 02 09:43:15 CST 2004

What I meant to write was that laptops *without a separate numeric keypad*
emulate the keypad.

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Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
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Derek wrote:
> Graham,
> I have an Acer Aspire 1700 purchased early December 2003. If you go
> to the www.acer.com you will see that this model is listed in the
> Notebook section. Is a notebook not classed as a laptop?
> My Acer Aspire 1700 has a numeric keypad included on the keyboard.
> Derek
>
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eKEZdjEAEHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> All recent laptops I have seen emulate the numeric keypad using the
>> Fn key + marked letter keys.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>
>>
>> Colonel deBugr wrote:
>>> do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in
>>> accessories
>>>
>>> thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:
>>>
>>> left alt + 0232 does è
>>> left alt + 0233 does é
>>>
>>> the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible
>>> on laptops.
>>>
>>> There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this
>>> particular cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in
>>> Euro sybol in Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps.
>>> e.g. here é. Weird.
>>>
>>> Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl ' e
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>> ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/

Derek
Tue Mar 02 10:20:08 CST 2004

Hi Graham,
You are forgiven (lol).
Derek

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:efHhrBHAEHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> What I meant to write was that laptops *without a separate numeric keypad*
> emulate the keypad.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> Web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>
>
> Derek wrote:
> > Graham,
> > I have an Acer Aspire 1700 purchased early December 2003. If you go
> > to the www.acer.com you will see that this model is listed in the
> > Notebook section. Is a notebook not classed as a laptop?
> > My Acer Aspire 1700 has a numeric keypad included on the keyboard.
> > Derek
> >
> > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:eKEZdjEAEHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> All recent laptops I have seen emulate the numeric keypad using the
> >> Fn key + marked letter keys.
> >>
> >> --
> >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >>
> >> Web site www.gmayor.com
> >> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >>
> >>
> >> Colonel deBugr wrote:
> >>> do a start run charmap if it's there on WinXp or find it in
> >>> accessories
> >>>
> >>> thereafter make a note of the ones you want and hey presto:
> >>>
> >>> left alt + 0232 does è
> >>> left alt + 0233 does é
> >>>
> >>> the numbers must be entered on numeric pad so practically impossible
> >>> on laptops.
> >>>
> >>> There are as you well realise several ways of skinning this
> >>> particular cat - I think ctrl alt e used to work but this throws in
> >>> Euro sybol in Word 2000 now, but works fine in many other apps.
> >>> e.g. here é. Weird.
> >>>
> >>> Aha just checked again in Word the preset keycode is ctrl ' e
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------------------
> >>> ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/
>
>