One alternative is to switch to an AZERTY keyboard, so called because the "A" and "Z" keys are swapped with the "Q" and "W" keys. Once you switch keyboards, you must change your keyboard ...

The latest campaign to protect the French language isn’t being waged over anglicisms like “hashtag” or “selfie,” but the design of a keyboard. This week, the French government announced ...

When I first encountered a French AZERTY keyboard as an ex-pat, I thought "this isn't so bad." The letter layout is similar to QWERTY, so I reckoned that typing in français would be a snap.

France's 100 year-old AZERTY keyboard - the equivalent of the English-language QWERTY - is to be reconfigured after the government ruled that it encourages bad writing. The AZERTY set-up has ...

Unlike in the UK or US, keyboards in France are based on the "AZERTY" system, a subtly but (to foreigners) infuriatingly different layout of letters from the American "QWERTY" system. Among AZERTY’s ...

A keyboard layout used in France and neighboring countries. A, Z, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. AZERTY is similar to the QWERTY layout, except that Q and A are ...

Since 1865, the Azerty keyboard has resisted all attempts at rationalisation, and there have been several: in 1907, the ZHJAY layout was proposed, followed by another in 1976 and two more attempts ...

France's 100 year-old AZERTY keyboard, the equivalent of the English-language QWERTY, is to be reconfigured after the government ruled that it encourages bad writing. Hugh Schofield explains.