
If you're using Windows XP or even an earlier version, I think the steps are similar: just go to Control Panel and click on "Date, Time, Languages" and add languages to your heart's content. You'll learn where the characters appear on your keyboard through use.
Get an Apple. There is a translation feature in Sherlock. english
Obtenez un Apple. Il y a un dispositif de traduction dans Sherlock. french
Krijg een Appel. Er is een vertaaleigenschap in Sherlock. dutch
Erhalten Sie einen Apple. Es gibt ein Übersetzung Merkmal in
Sherlock. - german
Consiga un Apple. Hay una característica de la traducción en
Sherlock. spanish
Ottenga un Apple. Ci è una caratteristica di traduzione in Sherlock. - italian
you get the picture? LOL - sorry that was too much fun not to pass up :)
ok, sorry but that was FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a quick and dirty way of getting around specialized characters in other languages. If you have internet access, do a search for a word without the specialized characters. You should see at least a couple websites with the correct characterizations included. Then simply copy and paste. The specialized characters will be included.
HTH,
TRobb

I have a Québécois keyboard - that is a modified QWERTY keyboard with the accents for French. I know the accents for Italian, Spanish and German and can simply type them at imes using an alt an upper case, but I work on a Mac.
Won't belabour the point that the French I am typing isn't necessarily a European language, any more than English...
I have friends who translate Arabic and Hebrew. That is too kewl, as the cursor has to move the other way...