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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.
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Use insert symbol for the accented letter or CTRl+'+e
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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.



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See the article at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.


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thank you. new tricks for the old dog

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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.



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thanx. i learned spec sym, visual keyboards and lots more.

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Use insert symbol for the accented letter or CTRl+'+e
école

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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.






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Use insert symbol for the accented letter or CTRl+'+e
école

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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.




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For more special/international characters see
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Use insert symbol for the accented letter or CTRl+'+e
école

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how do i insert a french word with accents in an english document?
like the word for school is "ecole" with accent mark over the first e.






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