Keyboard layout for French accents on US keyboard

[Simon Loewenthal]

I think I have found the answer and shall try tonight :) 

https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/3.5/keyboard-layouts.html.en 

 **  USE ALTERNATE KEYBOARD LAYOUTS **
Keyboards come in hundreds of different layouts for different languages.
Even for a single language, there are often multiple keyboard layouts,
such as the Dvorak layout for English. You can make your keyboard behave
like a keyboard with a different layout, regardless of the letters and
symbols printed on the keys. This is useful if you often switch between
multiple languages.
 Click your name on the top bar and select System Settings.
 Open Region & Language and select the Input Sources tab.
 Click the + button, select a layout, and click Add. 

Regards, S 

On 2013-10-04 15:27, Simon Loewenthal wrote: 

> Hi there, 
> 
> My notebook has a US keyboard layout ( so no Alt-Gr only left and right Alt). I want to be able to access accents with ease just like Windows US International keyboard layout, which is incredibly intuitive and easy to use. The accents are French ùûüÿàâæçéèêëïîôœ. 
> 
> On stock Ubuntu I recall I could access the keyboard layouts using System menu, Preferences, and Keyboard. From here I could set the keyboard. An exmaple I found on line is : http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Keyboard-Layout-in-Ubuntu
> I did not see something similar with Ubuntu Gnome 13.04, and I did see keyboard listed in ( I think ) System, but this differed and had not way to change the layout, that I could see.
> 
> ** Is there something similar to US International keyboard layout on Ubuntu Gnome, and how can I access this keyboard configuration section in Ubuntu Gnome? ** 
> 
> I'd really appreciate any ideas you may have. 
> 
> Thanks, Simon
 
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