If you are plagued by strangeness such as cést when you try to type c'est, re-read the note above. Troubleshooting the international keyboard It takes a little while to get used to typing that extra space when you just want to type ' or ' For example, to type c'est, type c then ' then hit the spacebar then type e s t. Note: The minor disadvantage of the international keyboard is that when you want to type the 'helping' character (e.g., single or double quotes) by itself rather than above a vowel, you have to type the symbol then hit the space bar. To type French quotation marks « » use ctrl + alt +, respectively.

English keyboard users, the international keyboard (which is not a physical keyboard, but rather a simple Control Panel setting) is the easiest and most convenient method for typing French accents because it maintains the QWERTY layout, with just a few changes and additions: