German Umlauts

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How to type German Umlauts

On a Windows PC

Hold down the Alt key and type the following numbers from the numerical keypad (right-hand end of keyboard.
Note: "Num Lock" must be on

ä Alt 132        Ä Alt 142

ö Alt 148        Ö Alt 153

ü Alt 129        Ü Alt 154

ß Alt 225

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On a Macintosh

On a Macintosh, press the Option key, the letter u and then the vowel you want as an Umlaut.

For example, to get an ä, press Option-u a. The same goes for ü and ö.

To Umlaut a capital letter, follow the same steps but press Shift-letter.

For example, to get an Ö, press Option-u O.

To get an ß, press option-s

Alternately, hold down the "MAC" key while typing these numbers:

ä Alt 138        Ä Alt 128

ö Alt 154        Ö Alt 133

ü Alt 159        Ü Alt 154

ß Alt 167