To type accents and other French characters, hold the option key while typing the key(s) in the third column, then release everything and press the key in the last column (if any). For example, to type é, hold option key while typing e, then release both and type e again.
| Hold option key and | Then type | shortcut | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accent aigu | é | e | e | ⌥-e-e |
| Accent grave | à, è, ù | ` | a, e, u | ⌥-`-e |
| Cédille | ç | c | ⌥-c | |
| Circonflexe | â, ê, î, ô, û | i | a, e, i, o, u | ⌥-i |
| Tréma | ë, ï, ü | u | e, i, u | ⌥-u |
| Ligature | œ | q | ⌥-q | |
| Guillemets | « » | no shift, shift | \ | ⌥-\ or ⌥-⇧-\ |
| Euro symbol | € | shift | 2 | ⌥-⇧-2 |