Salut MikeL et bienvenu
I can tell you how I do this.. but maybe isn't very well..
generally you can turn on the option with language of your keybord but in my case it finishes badly because I have the letters in other places than before.. So usually I write without the accents or I copy them from the board of the signs in Word.
Ca enerve un peu. Mais je crois que les francais comprendent tout meme sans les accents
So welcome once again and have fun of this place, a presto : )