The word fiance, meaning the preson you're going to marry, has a mark over the e.  Can anyone tell me how to make my keyboard do that?

it is the key on the left side of the back space (at least on my keyboard...) hit it before the e and you should have your é

edit: maybe I should have looked it up before... there are like a gazillion different keyboard layouts, so it'll probably help you more if you just take a look  here   : )

Sometimes I can make that key work, and sometimes I can't (mine is in the upper lefthand corner of the keyboard).  I often just type the word and ask spell check which gives me a choice to click on. LOL

Well, using the one by the backspace gives me fiance' and the one at upper left of the keyboard (next to the 1) gives me fiance`.  I don't have a spell check and the one I've found online says it's spelled right. 

According to the site deedo linked to, you hit the accent key first, then hit the letter you want to accent.  That probably explains why I sometimes can make it work and sometimes not. lol

finac`e  - that's what happens when I do it their way. hmmm Not much of an improvement.  *runs back to reread instructions*

Got it! It said on some keyboard you have to click on alt with the aceent. That seems to work for me - finacè Ha!

*pets her german keyboard* You should see what people do to my name somtimes, it hast two ÃƒÂ© in it 

the only other option I could think of is using ascii - hold the ALT key and then type 130 (or 0233, it usually works with both) on the number block, that should get you an é as well   ~  full table

or just save it somewhere and copy/paste when you need it 

PS: Patti you have the wrong accent, that way it is a silent e, but you have it on top of the e, so go you : )

Well, that's what it gave me with at alt key - I'll have to play with it a bit,  I guess to come up with the right thing.  Thanks for all the info, deedo - I may post some of those links on RRU.

No problem. Sometimes I feel like I'm all filled up with random and often rather useless info : )

Omg, Mary, did I just see another two updates?? On top of the two new stories you posted earlier today?? *squee*   I was actually about to head off to bed, seeing as it is 4:23 am already, but now... *bounces off to read*

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YES, deedo, Thank you sooooo much.  I lurve you!!!!  That website did it for me.  You are the bestest.

Yes, it was update day.  Hope you enjoy them!

Also, relating to the word - fiance is for the male, and fiancee is female. Just to be technical.

I didn't realize that.  I'll try to remember that.

MP if you have Word, it will automatically add the accent.  Or you can position your cursor, then go to Insert-symbol and pick out the accent.  And, where have you been hiding?