Marlene Blanshay Canada Local time: 03:01 Member (2009) French to English + ...
Jun 9, 2010
I have a dell inspiron laptop and have trouble with some accents. Some of them work fine, but I haven't been able to get the c with cedille to work, only when I use the "insert" function. The key that is SUPPOSED to work is control plus comma then C.
I thought it was control shift comma C. Ever since i got this Dell and windows vista...all kinds of annoyances.
Anyone who can help, greatly appreciated.
This is a problem as I work using french!
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Frédéric Pizzaia China Local time: 15:01 Member (2009) English to French + ...
Try change on Word
Jun 9, 2010
Hi,
Depending on the Office program you're working (for example: Office 2003), in Word 2003, you can simply add a shortcut key for the "ç".
In the toolbar menu, go to Insert -> Symbol -> select the "ç" character -> click on "shortcut key" and make the modification.
It will be saved in your normal.dot, so you don't need to make this modifcation every time.
I hope it may help.
Regards,
Frédéric
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I also have a Dell Inspiron and use Vista as well. In the tool bar at the bottom of the page I have included the language bar - I switch my whole keyboard between English, Portuguese and German at the click of mouse. You then just have to do a bit of fiddling work out where the keys are but it works really well.
Hope that helps!
Phillippa
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Carole Paquis United Kingdom Local time: 08:01 Member (2007) English to French
Same as Phillippa
Jun 9, 2010
Phillippa Bennett wrote:
In the tool bar at the bottom of the page I have included the language bar - I switch my whole keyboard between English, Portuguese and German at the click of mouse.
Phillippa
Having "played" with different systems over the years, I also switch my whole keyboard nowadays. It takes a bit of practice to avoid typos, but it's fine after a while.
Carole
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Marlene Blanshay Canada Local time: 03:01 Member (2009) French to English + ...
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yes all good suggestions....
Jun 9, 2010
i assume you mean the EN at the bottom of the screen? i should have thought of that. I also saw the change symbol function as well that Frederic suggested and just changed it, so that should solve the problem as well.
it's word 2007, I should have said. I also have trouble doing accents in forms like this, email and web pages. It's embarrassing. I don't think I had this problem with my old PC.
[Edited at 2010-06-09 11:47 GMT]
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Wordeffect France Local time: 09:01 Member (2009) French to English + ...
Number codes
Jun 9, 2010
I often use the Alt key plus the appropriate code on the number pad.
I made a chart of these several years ago (I believe there are websites that list them if you don't have a manual) and long before becoming a translator I had most of the French ones in my head. I've just typed 8,000 words in French using mostly this system; for me it beats the "insert" option any day, though I did need that for a quotation in Greek yesterday!
ç = Alt + 0231
Ç = Alt + 0199
It's very useful for typing here on ProZ, and for inserting things like French quotation marks, without disturbing the overall setting:
« = Alt + 0171
» = Alt + 0187
My programmes are a real mix of English and French defaults - a bit untidy, but it works.
Alison
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