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Help on
Typing Documents
in German
Click
Here for German Keyboard Layout
To access the German
character
set using a Windows based PC:
While holding down the "Alt" key, type in the
following numbers.
Once you have typed in the number, release the "Alt" key.
Your selected German character should appear.
Be sure that you type the numbers using the numeric keypad.
The numbers on the "! @ # $" etc. keys will not access these
characters.
Be sure that the "Num Lock" light on your keyboard is lit.
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Ä
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= 142 |
Ö
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= 153 |
Ü
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= 154 |
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ä
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= 132 |
ö
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= 148 |
ü
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= 129 |
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ß
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= 225 |
To access the German
character set
using Microsoft Word:
To access the umlauted vowels (ö, ü,
ä) use
the following keyboard shortcuts.
Hold down the "ctrl" and "shift" keys then hit " : "
(colon).
Let up on all keys, then type the vowel you want.
To access the "ß," hold the the "ctrl" and "shift" keys then
hit " & " .
Let up on all keys, then type "s" .
To access the German
character set
using Macintosh and Apple systems:
Hold the "option" key then hit "u."
Let up on both keys, then type the vowel you want.
To access the "ß," hold the option key, then hit the "s" key.
Using substitute letters
for umlauted
characters:
Some e-mail systems cannot access the German
characters.
If you can not make your computer access the German characters,
follow the procedure of putting an "e" after umlauted vowels.
The following substitutes are standard in German speaking countries.
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Ä
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= Ae |
Ö
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= Oe |
Ü
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= Ue |
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ä
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= ae |
ö
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= oe |
ü
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= ue |
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ß
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= ss |
To set up a Windows
based PC for
a German keyboard:
(You may need the Windows installation CD-ROM for
this.)
Click on: "start | settings | control panel."
Double click on "keyboard" then click once on "language."
Click on "Add," then scroll through until you find the German
(standard)
keyboard.
Follow the instructions to install the German keyboard.
To use a Windows based
PC set
up for a German keyboard:
Click on the keyboard icon on the taskbar, then
select "De"
(Deutsch) for German.
The German characters are arranged on the keyboard as they are in
Germany.
You need to memorize their positions or use a template to find them.
Ex: The "y" is the bottom left key, the "ä" and "ö" are on
the far mid-right, etc.
Using the actual German keyboard takes some getting used to,
however,
once you familiarize yourself with it, it's the fastest way to type
in German.
Accessing the keys on the German
keyboard layout:
Set your computer to align the characters as they
appear on a German keyboard.
Use the following link for a character map to find the location of
those symbols.
German
Keyboard Layout
Thanks for
Everyone's Help !
Thank you to all from around the globe who have
helped me with this project.
I've received e-mail from Australia to Austria and England to Taiwan.
Your comments are greatly appreciated.
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