For any Simpleton like me.

[tim]

Took me ages to find some of these tips.

http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut/word.htm

And these accents, of course.

Grave > CTRL+\  (top left key) > then type letter.

Acute > CTRL+'  > then type letter.

[tim]

[thifasmom]

spot on, useful, thanks.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

that's handy. I usually find the word on a French website and copy and paste

voilà!

[budgiebreeder]

Thankyou Tim .............very useful.

[scotch-mist]

Thanks Tim
I'm having trouble with the sound on my computer,
Hopefully I will be able to get some tips on what to do on this link

[Hyacinth]

Many thanks Tim. Bookmarked.

8)

[Larkshall]

I don't know about MS Word but it is much easier in Open Office, just go to "insert"/"special character" and it will display all the characters available in the font you are using. Click on the one you want and it will insert it.

[asbean]

In Word it's INSERT - SYMBOL  :) :)