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Re: accent characters in Window TT fonts (or type 1)

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From: Ram�n_G_Casta�eda
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:26
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The easiest way of generating accented and other special characters in Windows (at least since Windows 95) is to activate ("install") the included US-International keyboard layout. (Yes, I'm forced to use a Windows box from time to time, and I work in eight languages.)

 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306560>

It's even easier than on my Mac as it came from the Apple factory (on which I use a custom keyboard layout that makes it the easiest way of all. :))
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