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NathanH 
Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 21:48:38
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From: Caldwell, Idaho USA

A couple of years ago I was heavy into genealogy. I figured out how to type umlauts for some German names and places. For the life of me I can't remember how I did it. I believe it took two keystrokes. Does anyone know how to type umlauts with a USA keyboard? Thanks in advance.

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Chris_Y 
Re: Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 22:08:51
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@NathanH

I think it's the same as the UK keyboard - alt+h followed by the character you want the umlaut over.

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NathanH 
Re: Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 22:24:53
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@Chris_Y

Thanks so much! Alt-h gives a hat but I tried other Alt combinations based on that and Alt-k did the trick.

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pavlor 
Re: Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 22:28:48
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@NathanH

I use Czech keyboard (easy there), but when I change to EN keyboard, I can type umlauts with Alt Gr (Windows):

ae - Alt Gr+q
ue - Alt Gr+y
oe - Alt Gr+p

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Amigo1 
Re: Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 22:35:19
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@NathanH

Alt-k release, then a = ä
Alt-k release, then o = ö
Alt-k release, then u = ü

­­­basically:

Alt-f = acute accent (á,é,í,ó,ú)
Alt-g = grave accent (à,è,ì,ò,ù)
Alt-h = circumflex (â,ê,î,ô,û)
Alt-j = virguilla or "tilde" (ñ)
Alt-k =Diaeresis (ä,ë,ï,ö,ü)

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Chris_Y 
Re: Umlauts using USA Keyboard
Posted on 18-Nov-2016 23:52:32
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@NathanH

Sorry, I wasn't in front of an Amiga to check which key it was, so working from memory. F-K have all the different accents. In front of a proper keyboard now, it's obvious K is the correct one, and I couldn't tell you what H and J are without trying them.

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