ACOL Client Services Help
Some ACOL functions support entry of French-language characters into text fields.
If you are using a French-language keyboard, see Windows help for configuration of your system to support entry of French-language characters.
For entry of French-language characters using an English-language keyboard and an English version of Windows, see the following table:
Char |
RFC1345 Long Descriptive Name |
Decimal Code |
à |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE |
0224 |
À |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE |
0192 |
â |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0226 |
 |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0194 |
é |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE |
0233 |
É |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE |
0201 |
è |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE |
0232 |
È |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE |
0200 |
ê |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0234 |
Ê |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0202 |
ë |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS |
0235 |
Ë |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS |
0203 |
î |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0238 |
Î |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0206 |
ï |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS |
0239 |
Ï |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIARESIS |
0207 |
ô |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0244 |
Ô |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0212 |
ù |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE |
0249 |
Ù |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH GRAVE |
0217 |
û |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0251 |
Û |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
0219 |
ü |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS |
0252 |
Ü |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS |
0220 |
ç |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA |
0231 |
Ç |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA |
0199 |
« |
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
0171 |
» |
RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
0187 |
Notes:
Source of definitive Canadian French character set: Louise Thompson of the Unisys Translation Department in Montreal.
To enter characters in Windows hold down the Alt key and type the four digit decimal code.