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How to type German Umlauts
On an IBM compatible PC, hold down the Alt key and type the following numbers from the numerical keypad (with Num Lock on).
| ä = Alt 132 | Ä = Alt 142 | ö = Alt 148 |
| Ö = Alt 153 | ü = Alt 129 | Ü = Alt 154 |
| ß = Alt 225 |
On any Apple 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 and press Shift-letter.
For example, to get an Ö , press Option-u O.
To get an ß, press option-s.
Alternatively, hold down the MAC key while typing these numbers:
Ä = 128 / ä = 138 / Ö = 133 / ö = 154 / Ü = 134 / ü = 159 / ß = 167
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