How do I access special characters on Apple's Smart Keyboard? I bought the new iPad Pro 10.5" and with it the Apple Smart Keyboard with the US Layout. Now I am constantly switching between writing in german, english and some french.

Therefore I would like to access special characters like in macOS or in iOS:



  So how can I access the special character menu via the Apple Smart
  Keyboard?
You should be able to use the standard Apple option key shortcuts, such as ⌥ + e, then e produces é.  One list is here.

For the german "Umlaut", it is:

⌥ + u (for Umlaut) and then the letter (like a, u or o)

So:
 ⌥ + u and then a produces “ä”