General Instructions

To create accents on a PC without a numeric keypad, you will need to setup the US-International Keyboard. Instructions on how to do so are here. Once you do this, follow the instructions below to reproduce an accented character.

• US-International Keyboard Setup Instructions

To illustrate how accents may be produced on your PC, let us trace through an example of how to produce the character, à.

1. Look up the desired character in the table below.
2. Note the key sequence that is neccessary to produce that character.
3. Follow the model listed here for producing the à character, using that key sequence instead. In this case, to produce à, one must click and then click . After letting go, the letter à should appear.
4. In cases where you see
   +
   press and the next key at the same time. Then press the character you want to accent.

NOTE: When you want to use characters like an apostrophe ('), you will need to click the apostrophe key twice to deactivate the US-International Keyboard.

Accented Characters

Here is a list of commonly used accented characters used in Western European languages, and the key combinations necessary to reproduce them on the PC. You may wish to print out this instruction sheet, for reference during your exam.

Try it yourself with the characters below