Pro tip: In order to make any of the accented letters capitalized, all you have to do is hold down the shift key when typing in the letter you want to assign the accent to. Now say I wanted this accent I just produced to go above an “i.” I would type in an “i” in the same manner I normally would, except this time the letter would receive the desired accent. While holding the option key, click “e” once (just as if you were typing the letter “e”). Option key + ` (found in the top left of your keyboard, on the key with the tilde). It’s that simple! How to Produce French Accents Cedilla: (ç) Now type in the letter you want the accent to receive. The accent should appear on the screen although it will be hovering over nothing… you need to assign a letter to the accent! THEN, you release the two keys you were just holding down. The letter depends on the desired accent (you’ll see the combinations in the next section).

There are two steps required to type French accents on your mac device.įirst, you must hold down the option key and then click on a certain letter.

How else could I write articles here or type French papers with such ease? THE TWO CRUCIAL STEPS No fancy French keyboard required and no settings to switch. Are you extremely tired searching google for French accents to copy and paste into your document? Sometimes, you just want to type a quick message and neglect accents because it’s bothersome to remember ALT codes.

E with an accent mark copy and paste