Typing in French

To type all the accent acute etc. in French such as é, è, ê etc. using the US/UK keyboards, check out this page by Microsoft.

Using US-Int'l Keyboard Layout to Type Accented Characters

It is easy to setup and only takes a while to get used to it!

To setup the Int'l keyboard, follow these simple steps for Windows XP.

1st: Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Languange Options.

2nd: On the new Regional and Language Options window, click on the second tab to open
Languages tab. Then click on Details under "Text services and input languages".

3rd: Click on Add and then select French (France) or you can also use the default English. DO NOT click on OK yet.

4th: Check the "Keyboard layout/IME" and choose "United States - International" under the drop down list. Click OK.

That's it! You can start typing using the rules as in the document!