German letter keypad layout how to#

Click on Time and Language, then Region and Language.

Go to Settings from the windows icon at bottom left.

Here are instructions for installing the US International Keyboard in Windows 10: Although multiple steps are involved the first time you do this, it will be easy to switch to this layout once you've added it to your computer's keyboard options for the first time, and you could define a keyboard shortcut for switching between this and the regular US keyboard layout. To switch to the US International Keyboard layout, look for instructions in your computer's help menu, or follow these instructions for installing and using the US International Keyboard layout, or follow the instructions in the bullet points below. Using the US International Keyboard layout:

Please use the Contact/Feedback links in the footer you have additional ideas about this that I should include here, or if you notice that a method mentioned below no longer works!ġ. A few of the many other possibilities are listed further below under the 'other possibilities' heading. Two additional easy solutions are available specifically if you're using Microsoft Word: you can use the default key combinations on Word, or define your own. Switching your keyboard layout to the 'US International' keyboard is the easiest solution, and works in all applications - this is method (1) below. There are lots of ways to type the special characters on a PC. These shortcuts work in all programs on a Mac. ß: press 'option' and 's' simultaneously, and 'ß' will appear. Now press 'a,' 'o,' or 'u' and the desired umlaut will appear. Umlaut: press 'option' and 'u' simultaneously => nothing appears on the screen.

German letter keypad layout how to#

Umlaute und 'ß' auf amerikanischen ComputernĬlick here to see how to type the '€' symbol for the Euro Mac