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 ...

This tutorial will introduce you to the two most widely used types of keyboards: the QWERTY and the AZERTY keyboards. You will also find out how to easily change from one to another, and which ...

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 ...

The semicolon is switched for the M key. If I were to sit down at an AZERTY keyboard, the biggest change would be that the number row function is changed. Now let’s visit a galaxy far ...

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.

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 ...

The French are known for being sticklers about the correct use of language, but they have discovered something is getting in the way of perfect prose: the AZERTY keyboard. A recent report from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.