Q97738: Using US-Int’l Keyboard Layout to Type Accented Characters
Article: Q97738
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 26-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to use the US-International keyboard layout to create
accented characters.
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When you use the US-International keyboard layout, you should also use the
English (International) language setting. To change these settings, choose the
International icon in Control Panel.
The US-International keyboard layout does not remap your standard US keyboard
layout; instead, it creates international characters by assigning certain
characters a strikeover function so that you can use them to add an accent or
diacritical mark to a character. It also assigns new functions to the right-most
ALT key. The following describes the features of the US-International Keyboard
Layout:
- When you press the APOSTROPHE (') key, QUOTATION MARK (") key, ACCENT GRAVE
(`) key, TILDE (~) key, ACCENT CIRCUMFLEX key, or CARET (^) key, nothing
appears on the screen until you press the a second key. If you press one of
the letters designated as eligible to receive an accent mark, the accented
version of the letter appears. If you press an ineligible key, two separate
characters appear. In other words, the US-International keyboard layout
dynamic-link library (DLL) automatically accents letters that customarily
receive an accent but does not automatically accent letters that do not
customarily receive an accent.
- The right-most ALT key activates additional functions for the
APOSTROPHE/QUOTATION MARK key. As a result, the right-most ALT key no longer
performs Windows functions. You must use the left-most ALT key to perform
Windows functions and as part of key combinations in Windows (such as ALT+TAB
or ALT+F4) or Windows-based applications (such as ALT+F1 in Word for
Windows).
- You can press the right-most ALT key plus another character to produce some
common extended characters. Most keys on the keyboard produce one or two
extended characters in combination with the right-most ALT key. The following
table lists some of the extended characters you can produce with the
right-most ALT+<character> key combination:
Note: This is an incomplete list due to the difficulty of displaying extended
characters in some environments.
Key Combination Result
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Right-most ALT+r Registered trademark symbol
Right-most ALT+c Copyright symbol
Right-most ALT+z ae symbol
Right-most ALT+Z AE symbol
- If you want to type one of these characters (an APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION MARK,
CARET, TILDE, or ACCENT GRAVE) followed by an unaccented letter, press the
SPACEBAR after you press the key. For example, to type "A girl named Sally,"
press the QUOTATION MARK key, then press the SPACEBAR, then press A.
The following table lists the accented characters you can create using the
US-International keyboard layout:
Press Then Press
This Key This Key Result
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APOSTROPHE (') c c, Cedilla
APOSTROPHE (') e, y, u, i, o, a <letter>, Accent acute
APOSTROPHE (') SPACEBAR Apostrophe (')
APOSTROPHE (') All others Apostrophe followed by
the letter (two separate
characters)
Right-most ALT+ n/a Accent acute
Apostrophe (')
QUOTATION MARK (") e, u, i, o, a <letter>, Dieresis
QUOTATION MARK (") SPACEBAR Quotation mark (")
QUOTATION MARK (") All others Quotation mark followed
by the letter (two
separate characters)
Right-most ALT+QUOTATION MARK n/a Dieresis
(Right-most ALT+SHIFT+
Apostrophe)
ACCENT GRAVE (`) e, u, i, o <letter>, Accent grave
ACCENT GRAVE (`) SPACEBAR Accent grave
ACCENT GRAVE (`) All others Accent grave followed by
the letter (two separate
characters)
TILDE (~) o, n <letter>, Tilde
TILDE (~) SPACEBAR Tilde
TILDE (~) all others Tilde followed by
the letter (two separate
characters)
CARET (^) e, u, i, o, a <letter>, Caret
CARET (^) SPACEBAR Caret
CARET (^) All others Caret followed by
the letter (two separate
characters)
REFERENCES
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Windows version 3.1 online help for Control Panel.
Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c w4wfont overstrike strikeover nothing different u.s. winword
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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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