I need to do some homework in french, but can't find accent grave (è) without accessing the character palette. Not exactly the quickest way to type, constantly looking for the properly accented letter in the palette. is there a keystroke for "`"? 
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Keystroke for accent grave?
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It's the option key + the key to the left of the 1 (with the tilde and the grave on it)...then type the letter you need underneath.
Grave? Wow, I never heard that before. Guess that's what I get for never taking a foreign language where that accent mark is used. I've always called it a backtick. But yes, Opt+` and then the letter you want will get you the character you need.
But yes, Opt+` and then the letter you want will get you the character you need.
I don't know which keyboard you're using, but on mine it's above the Alt/Option key...
Why don't you check the box next to Keyboard Viewer in the International panel of System Prefs? Then you can access it from the Menubar. All diacriticals can be produced with the Option key.I need to do some homework in french, but can't find accent grave (è) without accessing the character palette. Not exactly the quickest way to type, constantly looking for the properly accented letter in the palette. is there a keystroke for "`"?
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Thanks. Right now I'm on my MacBook, and felt like I tried every key it had... apparently except ~
Je me sens très bête.
Thanks all.
Thanks. Right now I'm on my MacBook, and felt like I tried every key it had... apparently except ~
Je me sens très bête.
Thanks all.
Where do you live, skunk? The `/~ key has always been to the left of the 1 key, above Tab, at least in the U.S. English layout. The only things above the option key are Shift and Z on the left and just Shift on the right.
UK keyboard has the grave/tilde betweeen the Z and Shift.Where do you live, skunk? The `/~ key has always been to the left of the 1 key, above Tab, at least in the U.S. English layout. The only things above the option key are Shift and Z on the left and just Shift on the right.
While your in the International Prefs > Input Menu...you could also activate the French keyboard in the keyboard list...it will give you easier access to the accents. You'll have to make some adjustments because other things will be moved around a little. It's what I did for my Spanish classes...because the Spanish layout has dedicated "´" and "ñ" keys.
Actually...ignore that...the French layout has a lot more letters moved around than the Spanish keyboard.
Actually...ignore that...the French layout has a lot more letters moved around than the Spanish keyboard.
Il n'y a pas de quoi remercier, in full. I.e. "don't mention it".There isn't what?
I have the Icelandic keyboard set up for mine, so I can switch to it whenever I need to type Sigur Rós song names. There's no good way to get to the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) characters otherwise. Fortunately, none of the other letters move around, just some symbols (which can get confusing).
EDIT: Also, OS X refuses to put the accent over the letter y (ý) as is sometimes required in Icelandic if you're in the US layout.
EDIT: Also, OS X refuses to put the accent over the letter y (ý) as is sometimes required in Icelandic if you're in the US layout.