How to Make Accent Marks

How to make accent marks

How to make l’accent aigu (acute accent) – Cécile

Step 1 – Hit the control key and the apostrophe key at the same time. Take your hands off these keys.

Step 2 – Hit the letter that requires the accent.

Example: í

Now you try. Type the following letters with l’accent aigu.

e - _____________ a - __________________ u - ___________________

How to make l’accent grave (grave accent) – Michèle

Step 1 – Hit the control key and the tilde key (~) up the left hand corner of the keyboard. Take your hands off these keys.

Step 2 – Hit the letter that requires the accent.

Example: à

Now you try. Type the following letters with l’accent aigu.

i - _____________ a - __________________ u - ___________________

How to make l’accent circonflexe (circumflex) – Jérôme

Step 1 – Hit the control key, the shift key and the 6 key. Take your hands off of these keys.

Step 2 – Hit the letter that requires the accent.

Example: ô

Now you try. Type the following letters with l’accent aigu.

o - _____________ i - __________________ u - ___________________

Step 1 – Hit the control key, the shift key and the colon (:) key. Take your hands off these keys.

Step 2 – Hit the letter that requires the accent.

Example: ë

Now you try. Type the following letters with l’accent aigu.

e - _____________ a - __________________ u - ___________________

How to make la cédille (cedilla) – français

Step 1 – Hit the control key and the comma key. Take your hands off of these keys.

Step 2 – Hit the letter that needs the accent.

Example: ç

Now you try. The letter “c” is the only letter that will require a cedilla.

c - _____________

With practice, typing accents will become very easy for you, and you will be able to complete your French work faster!