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Typing Diacritics (accents) in German

Directions for PC

Macintosh

Typing in international characters is the same for all Macintosh applications, including the operating system.
 

Mac Follow these steps
ä, ö, ü
  1. Hold down the Option key, and type a u (the letter u).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
Ä, Ö, Ü Hold the Shift key down in step 3 Above.
ß Hold down the option key, and type an s (the letter s).

 

PC

To produce Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
ä ALT + 132 or ALT + 0228
  1. Hold down the Control and Shift keys, and type a : (a colon).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
  1. Type a " (a quote mark).
  2. Let go of the key (don't hold it down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
ö ALT + 148 or ALT + 0246

ü

ALT + 0252

 

Ä ALT + 142 or ALT + 0196 Hold the Shift key down in step 3 Above. Hold the Shift key down in step 3 Above.
Ö ALT + 153 or ALT + 0214
Ü

ALT + 154 or ALT + 0220

ß ALT + 0223 Hold down the Control, Shift and & (ampersand) keys, and type an s (the letter s). Hold down the RIGHT ALT key, and type an s (the letter s).
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