I'm guessing you use a Mac where it's a simple "Opt+e; e" combination. You just have to remember that an acute accent is Opt+e and then type the letter you wan

I'm guessing you use a Mac where it's a simple "Opt+e; e" combination. You just have to remember that an acute accent is Opt+e and then type the letter you want it over. On Windows with US settings, it's Alt+0233 (for "e" with an acute accent; you have to remember other codes for other letters with an acute accent). So, with Windows, you omit the accent mark because it's painful. Unless one has a stellar memory, you have to go into the character map, find the letter you're looking for and then use the 4-digit code to produce it. If someone knows an easier way of doing it on Windows, I'd love to know (since one of my friends has an accent in her name).