who can help?

[Nicola Alfredo Napoletano]

Title: Help

My Abiword copy runs on windows98 Italian version. My aim is to use this word processor mainly in the french language and therefore use the following vocals: �, �, �, � and �. I own a qwerty italian keyboard and I can print such letters combining ALT key with a four cypher code (ASCII code i presume). Above combination doesn't work when I use Abiword. I currently overcome this problem as follows: The word processor has a french dictionary and a built-in proof reader, which underlines the mistakes( e.g. the missing ^) and shows a list of words I can choose from. In most of the cases I can find the word correctly spelled. But sometimes the meaning of a word may change by changing its accent...   Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.   Regards   Nick