Windows 10: I need to type in French on my PC. How can I do that? I have tried adding French to my list...

I need to type in French on my PC. How can I do that? I have tried adding French to my list of languages but that nly added a French keybaoard. I want to type in French using the English keyboard. How can I do that?

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Can't delete french keyboard input!


For some reason, on my mother's PC on which a guy upgraded the PC from Windows 7, the French of France keyboard will not allow to be deleted. The France French keyboard is not in the list of input methods but it still shows in the language bar.

Windows is in French and the main language is French from France. It is the same here on my own computer and I do not have the French France keyboard, only French Canada.

Is there any solution ?

 

AutoCorrect in French not reliable

DELL Inspiron 15-3576 laptop, running Windows 10 Home (64-bit) v1909, build 18363.720 with “Core i5-8250U” CPU and “Intel UHD Graphics 620” display adapter.
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016, v2002, build 12527.20278 ‘Click-to-Run. Monthly Channel, installed November 2017.

Question: - If I change the language at the bottom of a Word document from ‘English (UK)’ to ‘French (France) and then start to type in French some words will AutoCorrect but a lot will not.
Example - L’ete changes to L’été as it should but menage does not change to ménage ?

If I then do a spell check I am given the option to correct each word but this is laborious. Is there a way to force Word AutoCorrect to work properly or is this a bug which we have to accept?

Thanks.

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In case anyone needs to know I found an acceptable workaround.

Caution: -
When typing in French do not use this procedure for words which are spelled the same in French and English or it will change the English word to the French version when you type in English.
Examples: -
‘a’ and ‘A’, centimetre, athlete. These would change to have accents or graves.

Procedure: -

a) Right-click on the misspelled word which displays a shortcut menu.
b) Do not choose the correct word from those shown at the top.
c) Instead choose “AutoCorrect” and select the correct word from that list.

This adds the wrong and corrected word to the AutoCorrect list so that future errors will be corrected automatically. It is not an instant solution for all words since the Autocorrect list needs to grow with the words you add and become more effective with time.

 

French Keyboard

Thank you Chandy!! Although the steps you outlined weren't exactly as you listed them, I got it to work and I can toggle between the English and French keyboard easily clicking the Windows key plus Space.bar. This is great!! Joel Hall