You can use the On Screen Keyboard to do this, but you need to change the language setting first

 

The process is that you go to the Control Panel>>Regional and Language
Settings.  Click on the "Languages" tab and add the relevant languages to
the language bar.

 

If you know the keyboard layout for that language you can use your regular keboard, the OSK will show the accent keys.  Found here

http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0409D&L=LLTI&H=1&P=1867

 

 

There is a nice utility, but not free to make this much easier. I have this it is great.

 

http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharwin/

I am using Microsoft Office 2000.  I have done the installation on my keyboard, but have forgotten what I did, and now I just can't find the proper combinations.  There was something like "hold back on first key before typing second key...."or something to this effect.  Thanks for your help.

Thank you very much. That is what I am able to do, and have done so for several years.  The problem is that, unless you check the particular question I mentioned before, it does not do it by simply selecting US-International keyboard.  There is something else that must be activated, and for which I am looking for.

Thank you very much, Ron, especially for your repeated efforts to answer my problem.  I'll take it from here................

Zeny

Again, thank you.  I shall keep it mind for when I try to do my friend's keyboard.  I have no trouble with mine and use in all my languages - French, Spanish, German, AND English.  It really saves a great deal of time, and saves having to memorize the ASCII codes.  So, I have made a note of your latest and will see what happens.  If I still can't do my friend's keyboard...... maybe I'll give them a list of the seven or eight ASCII keys they would need for Spanish and they can be pasted on the the keyboard or wherever...............

 

Zeny