How do you type an umlaut?

Question

The two dots such as over the 'e' in Zoe. I am using Windows XP.

Answer 1

You can insert special characters (international characters, symbols), including the umlaut, in either of two ways:

(1) BY USING THE PRESET CHARACTER CODES

à, è, ì, ò, ù ; À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù = CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý; Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý = CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û; Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û = CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter
ã, ñ, õ; Ã, Ñ, Õ = CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ; Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ = CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter
å, Å = CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
æ, Æ = CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
œ, Œ = CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
ç, Ç = CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C
ð, Ð = CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D
ø, Ø = CTRL+/, o or O
¿ = ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
¡ = ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
ß = CTRL+SHIFT+&, s

To find it yourself in Word and print it out for ready reference:

Launch Word; Click Help (F1); click either:

Index tab
In “Type keywords, enter: “character code”
On the right column: Click on “Not sure which choice you want?”
Click on: Click on “Using keyboard shortcuts to insert symbols and characters”
Find and click on the hyperlinked phrase: “insert many international characters..”

OR

Contents tab
Navigate through the Contents folders
Open folder: “Typing, Navigating Documents & Selecting text”
Open subfolder: “Typing” subfolder
Open subfolder: “Insert symbols and special characters”
On the right column: Click on “Not sure which choice you want?”
Click on: Click on “Using keyboard shortcuts to insert symbols and characters”
Find and click on the hyperlinked phrase: “insert many international characters..”


(2) BY CREATING YOUR OWN SPECIAL CHARACTER SHORTCUT-KEY COMBINATION

In Word menu, click Insert; Symbol
Click on the special character from the “Symbols” grid
Click “Shortcut key”
Press new shortcut key (to create your own)
Click “Assign”
Close

[Bundjean! I didn't know those numeric combinations either! Thanks]

Answer 2

How To Type An Umlaut

Answer 3

Umlaut A

Answer 4

I don't know how you'd type an umlaut over an "e" easily. It is a german diacritic and only acts on "a", "o" and "u". You should be able to find an umlauted a, o and u in your word-processor's extended character set (under Insert Character or Insert Symbol). To umlaut an e, you will need to access your word-processor's cursor command structure (which can only be done in WordPerfect). After you've typed "e", insert a back space command, then an overstrike command, then access your umlaut using your Insert Symbol menu. Note that these are COMMANDS you are inserting, not characters. WP's Reveal Codes is invaluable for this kind ot typography. This also assumes your WP extended character set has a plain umlaut you can insert by itself. Word is completely incapable of handling this sort of typography which is why I only use the crappy programme when absolutely required.

Answer 5

When creating a document, in WORD, click on INSERT, then SYMBOLS. You should find an umlaut in there, already over either an E, an A, or a U.

I think the person answering above me is confusing what an umlaut is. On my keyboard it's a ~ to the left of the 1 ( I think it's called a tilde).

I don't know how to insert an umlaut when we are typing in YAHOO ANSWERS though.

Answer 6

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RE:
How do you type an umlaut?
The two dots such as over the 'e' in Zoe. I am using Windows XP.

Answer 7

Try using the Alt key and keying from your number pad

Alt + 132 = ä
Alt + 137 (or 0235) = ë
Alt + 139 (or 0239) = ï
Alt + 148 (or 0246) = ö
Alt + 129 (or 0252) = ü

(You can key in miscellaneous numbers with the "Alt" key held down and see what it brings up. I made myself a list that way.)

Note: My system is Windows 2000 Professional, so I'm not sure it will be the same on an XP. (My list says these "special characters" are for DOS and Windows, and Windows only; thus, two different codes).

Answer 8

This has been answered many times before

Answer 9

ä ë ï ö ü

Answer 10

On a computer keyboard, the umlaut is found on the first key on the left on the top row, just before the 1. You need to use the shift key.