Notebook Sony VGN-NW235D VAIO with Windows 7

Steps

Turn on Canadian French

1. Open the language bar. This is usually on the taskbar in the lower right corner as a mini keyboard. If you don't see it, click on the little upward pointing arrow to see hidden icons. If it's still not there, go to Start > Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region > Change the keyboards or other input methods > Change keyboards > Language Bar > Select "Docked in the taskbar" > OK. Now the keyboard will be docked in the taskbar.
2. Choose Canadian French. There are other keyboard layouts with which you can experiment. The examples below are for Canadian French.
3. Turn off autocorrect in MS Word. Go to File > Word Options > Proofing > Autocorrect Options > Unselect "Replace text as you type." This is probably necessary when you're computer is NOT set in a French locale.
4. Switch back to US when you're done. There might be another way to turn of the Alt Car but we didn't find it yet.

Use Alt Car Key Combinations

Taps

• Taps involve pressing a key and releasing before hitting the subsequent key.
• These are outside of quotes.

Chords

• Chords involve pressing a key and holding it while you press one or more subsequent keys.
• These are inside quotes.

Examples

e accent aigu

• Alt Car + /
• Tap Tap

e accent aigu UPPERCASE

• Alt Car + " SHIFT + / "
• Tap Chord

Umlaut

• Alt Car + " SHIFT + ] " + Any Letter
• Tap Chord Tap

Umlaut UPPERCASE

• Alt Car + " SHIFT + ] " + " SHIFT + Any Letter "
• Tap Chord Chord

More Examples are Here

http://www.ergocanada.com/ergo/keyboards/list_of_characters_on_french_canadian_keyboard.html