
In order to use one of these alternate keyboard layouts, you need to add it to Windows. In order to use the international keyboard to type French accents, you need to select that keyboard layout. If you are plagued by strangeness such as cést when you try to type c'est, re-read the note above. Troubleshooting the international keyboard It takes a little while to get used to typing that extra space when you just want to type ' or " For example, to type c'est, type c then ' then hit the spacebar then type e s t. Note: The minor disadvantage of the international keyboard is that when you want to type the "helping" character (e.g., single or double quotes) by itself rather than above a vowel, you have to type the symbol then hit the space bar. To type French quotation marks « » use ctrl + alt +, respectively.

Circonflexe (ê), type ^ (shift + 6) then e.

