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(There's another, safer way.)
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::Bupkis, that method's not working for me. i'm pretty sure Alt-130 is the best way. (this has to be on the keypad, it doesn't work on the numbers above the letters) {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 17:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
::Bupkis, that method's not working for me. i'm pretty sure Alt-130 is the best way. (this has to be on the keypad, it doesn't work on the numbers above the letters) {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 17:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, my keyboard lacks a keypad, so the Crtl and Shift method was likely made as an alternative. {{User:That'sBupkis/sig}} 17:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, my keyboard lacks a keypad, so the Crtl and Shift method was likely made as an alternative. {{User:That'sBupkis/sig}} 17:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
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::::Also, you can make it by entering <nowiki>&eacute;</nowiki>. It shows up in the Wikicode as that, but it looks like &eacute; on the page. Some people's editors have been known to do bad things with unusual characters and translate them into gibberish or "normal" characters, so this method should generally be safer; it used to be the standard here, but that may have changed. So be extra careful of people accidentally turning "Compé" into "Compe" or "Comp&amp;53" or something like that; "Comp&eacute;" shouldn't have that problem. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

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Tip: Since it will probably be necessary in the near futuré, you can type the é by holding Alt, typing 130 on your numeric keypad, and releasing Alt. This beats having to hunt it down to copy/pasté. --Emtu 17:23, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Or try pressing Ctrl and Shift at the same time, and then pressing the / key. Result: é. To switch back to the standard keyboard mode, press Ctrl and Shift at the same time until pressing / results in /. That'sBupkis! 17:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Bupkis, that method's not working for me. i'm pretty sure Alt-130 is the best way. (this has to be on the keypad, it doesn't work on the numbers above the letters) The Knights Who Say Ni 17:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, my keyboard lacks a keypad, so the Crtl and Shift method was likely made as an alternative. That'sBupkis! 17:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Also, you can make it by entering é. It shows up in the Wikicode as that, but it looks like é on the page. Some people's editors have been known to do bad things with unusual characters and translate them into gibberish or "normal" characters, so this method should generally be safer; it used to be the standard here, but that may have changed. So be extra careful of people accidentally turning "Compé" into "Compe" or "Comp&53" or something like that; "Compé" shouldn't have that problem. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 19:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
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