how to make an é

On my Dell Inspiron 1525 (which does not have a number pad), I hold Fn & Alt and hit m k l l which does this - é. (Notice the numbers next to each of the letters? 0 2 3 3.)

I believe if you have a number pad, you'd hold Alt and hit 0233. It doesn't work on the numbers above the letters on my keyboard, though.

I think my girlfriend taught me how to do this, it's made things a bit easier.