Note: Mac users can easily type German characters using the
"Option" key. See item 6 below. 1. Use "telegraph" style. You
can always put an 'e' after an umlauted vowel: ä = ae, ö = oe, ü
= ue, and you can also write ß as ss (as the German Swiss do).
2. Use 'alt' codes. You can write umlauts by holding down the
'alt' key and using the following codes on the number pad (not
the numbers across the top of the keyboard): - ä = Alt + 132 - ö
= Alt + 148 - ü = Alt +129 - Ä = Alt + 142 - Ö = Alt + 153 - Ü =
Alt + 154 - ß = Alt + 225 4. Change your keyboard to US-
International Keyboard. This is similar to #3, but keeps all the
symbols as on an English keyboard. This is really a good method
if you are using a laptop without a number pad. a) In the
Control Panel folder, click on "Regional and Language options."
b) Select the "Languages" tab, and then click the "Details"
button. This brings up "Text Services and Input Languages." c)
On the "Settings" tab of the new window, click on "Add.." This
brings up the "Add Input L