Typing French accent symbols in Aspire S7 using Windows 10

ripples88

When I am typing on the internet, such as this website or Facebook, how do I type French accent symbols, such as the accent aigu type for the 'e' at the end of 'fiancee'?  I am using an Acer S7 laptop running Windows 10. My Keyboard's default input method is set to English (Australia) - US.  I have tried various solutions found on the internet:

1. Type single quote + e (as per Alliance Francaise https://www.aflahaye.nl/en/faq/how-to-type-french-accents/)

2. Type Ctrl + ` + e (as per Microsoft https://support.microsoft.com/search/results?query=type+french+accent+symbol&isEnrichedQuery=false)

Merci in advance.

ripples88

I followed the Quora.com user's recommendation, which is to:

1. In the Start Menu's search field, typed 'Character Map'.
2. In the Character Map menu, clicked the accent aigu 'e', then clicked Select
3. Clicked Copy and then Pasted into where I wanted to place the accented e

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-type-in-French-with-the-English-keyboard-on-Windows-10

However, using the Character Map is rather cumbersome.  Is there another easier way I can type in an accented 'e' without so many steps?

padgett

To reemap everything goto Settings>Language>Add a Language and select whatever form of French you like.

JackE

If you don't have too many characters to remember, the easiest & most straightforward is to use ascii code method of holding the ALT key while typing the numeric ascii code. For example, ALT+130 should yield the é symbol. Go to this link for examples. https://theasciicode.com.ar/

I often find it easier to simply use google. For example, if I want to use the word 'flambe' with the accent, I just google "flambe". And voila, the first thing that pops up is "flambé" and I just copy and paste. Same with 'voila'. Google yields "voilà".