accent marks over letters

[drteeth]

how do I make accent marks show up over letters I'm typing in word? 

I am writing something in french, and i need to use accent marks. 

[AdamH]

Hi Drteeth

Could you please let me know which product are you enquiry is regarding and I should be able to assist you.

Thanks,

Adam

[drteeth]

hi. I'm not sure. it's a samsung laptop. silver.

[AdamH · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In that case it does depend entirely on the programme you are using to type in.

Most word processors like Microsoft Word have a solution to get characters such as these:

à, è, ì, ò, ù.

In the Microsoft office suite users can utilize the following combinations of keys to add accent marks to letters. For example, to get the character à, you'd press the Ctrl Key, and while holding that key, press the ` Key as well. Then, release both keys and quickly press the A Key.

Note: You must press the letter key quickly after releasing the shortcut keys. Otherwise, the non-accented letter is created.

Here is a great website that shows how to do it for each character you want:

(Please note the link is not a Samsung website and information on the site cannot be guaranteed at 100% accurate)

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000657.htm

Thanks,

Adam

[drteeth]

that site really helps. I can't get the typing combination to work reliably, but the insert>symbol route is exactly what I needed. I can never remember where to look.

[Highlander]

When using the key board if you long press on the letter it will give a pop up box with the choice to accent the letter.

[SVRied1433]

I do that but the selected character doesn't appear. Worked perfectly on the S7 but nothing happens on S20. Do I need to activate something?

[Angelmom]

I have the same problem. I am using Duolingo and trying to enter French accents. Anyone?