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Where do I find the french quotations symbol on the keyboard

Anonymous
2012-05-07T15:11:37+00:00

On my old computer I would press on Shift and number 2 to get the French quotations symbol. Now that I have a new computer with Operating System Windows 7, i cannot find find these quotations marks.

Thank you for your help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-07T15:46:13+00:00

    On my old computer I would press on Shift and number 2 to get the French quotations symbo ...

    To type the french guillemets on-the-fly, use Alt+174 for « and Alt+175 for ». The 174 and 175 needto be typed on the numpad and in this case is not prefixed by a zero (e.g. 0).

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-08T18:57:27+00:00

    Thank you for your help. I finally solve the problem. To have a French keyboard, as I have an Operating System in English, I had to choose Canadian French and ensure French Canada was checked on the Task bar at the bottom of the computer. Hopefully, this can help people who would encounter the same problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-07T16:31:45+00:00

    ... I was wondering if the configuration of my keyboard to French Canadian is the problem with not being able to press ...

    I just looked and apparently there are Canadian French, Canadian French (Legacy) and Canadian Multilingual standard keyboard layout options available within the Control Panel's Region and Languages applet. Perhaps the Legacy layout is one you are more familiar with.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-07T15:58:59+00:00

    I thank you for the answer. Although, I knew how to do it that way, I was wondering if the configuration of my keyboard to French Canadian is the problem with not being able to press, like before, Shift and 2. Also, when I type the word "coeur" the two letters "oe" do not stick together when I press the space bar.

    Thank you again for your help, which is mu appreciated.

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