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Microsoft Word will allow you to insert characters with accents by clicking Insert-Symbol. Even better, however, are the keyboard shortcuts available since Word 97:
é: Press Ctrl and type "'" (apostrophe). Release both keys and type "e".
à-è-ù: Press Ctrl and type "`" key (left-hand side, top of the keyboard). Release both keys and type "e", "a", or "u".
â-ê-î-ô-û: Press Ctrl and Shift and type "^" key. Release both keys and type "a", "e", "i", "o", or "u".
ç: Press Ctrl, and type "," key. Release both keys and type "c".
ä-ë-ï-ü: Press Ctrl, Shift, and type ":" key. Release both keys and type "a", "e", "i", or "u".
œ: Press Ctrl, Shift, and type "&" key. Release both keys and type "o".
