Those are pretty much all compound key combinations - type the accent followed by the letter: Umlaut (double points:) is option-u, followed by vowel: ö Circonflex (hat) is option i, followed by vowel: î accent aigue (forward slash) is option-e followed by vowel: é accent grave (back slash) is option-` followed by vowel à Cheers, Erik NB - and these accents have been available in any of the full postscript fonts sets since the Mac plus. As someone who lived in an area where french and english were used daily this is waaay better than dealing with the various means of making accents on PCs. On Monday, March 17, 2003, at 07:57 AM, Jeffrey M. Swiger wrote: > Something like this information: > > http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html > > I'm having trouble with special Letters though, like the "O" in > Blue Oyster Cult, the 2 dots?... There are others but this one sticks > in m,y head!.. > Jeff