Umlaut keyboard

Hi,I just moved from Windows 10 to 11. In W10 I used the US-International keyboard to enter characters like "a umlaut". It was easy to do by typing a " character and then the character itself. To type the " character you just had to wait a bit. I used the keyboard to type in Finnish language, which uses "a umlaut", and "o umlaut" characters (lower and upper case).W11 does not seem to have a US-International language or keyboard. There is a MS note about adding the keyboard to W11, but it just talks about various features you can use to change your chosen language, nothing is mentioned about keyboards.In another note I learned that I can enter an "a umlaut" by entering ALT-132 (the numeric keyboard numbers), but that is pretty cumbersome. So I tried the MS PowerToys Keyboard Manager app to set up a Remap Shortcut. But it seems that I can not enter the ALT-132 code to be sent, the app can only do a plain text, with no ALT key pressed, or to do only one character while ALT key is pressed.So without going to some third party app, is there a solution in W11 for my problem? My alternative is to find some third party app that allows the mapping I need, but I would prefer to stay within the MS world.Well, since nobody replied I went ahead and found a third party solution. I use the AutoHotKey app to map the WIN-a to "a umlaut" and WIN-o to "o umlaut". That is enough for me. Here is the file I created to make the mapping:#a::Send, {LAlt Down}{Numpad1}{Numpad3}{Numpad2}{LAlt Up}Return#o::Send, {LAlt Down}{Numpad1}{Numpad4}{Numpad8}{LAlt Up}Return#+a::Send, {LAlt Down}{Numpad0}{Numpad1}{Numpad9}{Numpad6}{LAlt Up}Return#+o::Send, {LAlt Down}{Numpad0}{Numpad2}{Numpad1}{Numpad4}{LAlt Up}Return

Topic: Typing 'foreign' characters e.g. Umlauts (Read 80914 times) This may be a daft question, but when I'm searching German sites how do I type in an o with the umlaut?JulieModerator Comment: these contributions have been 'collected' here from another topic, hence the occaisional duplications Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukMarshall, Beeson (Herts)Lo(e)wenthal,Kavanagh, Maxam (London, Birmingham)Harrisson, Matthews (London, Essex)Poulton, Philbrick (Essex)Guest, Timmins (Staffs)Raynes/Ryall (Ireland, Birmingham)White (Bucks)Gunn (Scotland, Lancs, Essex)Ison (Tamworth, Birmingham, USA, Canada) Typing german Umlauts:(and other foreign letters)In German there are 4 special characters, which also have alternative spellings:(Umlaut is pronounced Umlout)ä and Ä : A-Umlaut Alternative: ae or Aeö and Ö : O-Umlaut Alternative: oe or Oe ü and Ü : U-Umlaut Alternative: ue or Ue ß : Scharfes S Alternative: ssto type them in a HTML-document, either type in the Unicode reference or the special HTML name:Symbol Reference Description Alternative (unicode) (HTML name) ä ä Small a, dieresis or umlaut mark ä Ä Ä Capital A, dieresis or umlaut mark Ä ö ö Small o, dieresis or umlaut mark ö Ö Ö Capital O, dieresis or umlaut mark Ö ü ü Small u, dieresis or umlaut mark ü Ü Ü Capital U, dieresis or umlaut mark Ü ß ß Small sharp s, German (sz ligature) ßThese, and many more "foreign" letters can be found at: although RootsChat accepts these characters directly from my german keyboard, it doesn't accept the HTML characters. I don't know why. Maybe Trystan does, I will pass the question on to him.

How you type umlauts depends on what kind of computer you are using: Mac, PC with number pad, or PC laptop without number pad. The two links below should give you all the information you need, but I will try to summarize for quick reference.On a Mac, you simply hold the OPTION (or alt) key down while pressing the letter u. (You must HOLD the option key, not simply press it once.) Then release and press the letter you want the umlaut over (a, o or u). A total of two keystrokes: option-u, then a = ä. To type ß, hold option and press s.On a PC, there are many different options which are harder to explain. See the links below for some tips, but you'll need to find which option works best for you personally.On any PC, you can open the CHARACTER MAP application to find the letter you need. Search on Character Map in the Start Menu, and open the app -- it should be self-explanatory but you can view an explanatory video here.On a PC with a number pad, some people find it easiest to type the 4-digit ALT CODES for each letter. Hold the ALT key while typing the four-digit code you need. See this link for the codes for each letter.Another option which works well is to set your keyboard (in the Settings menu from the windows icon in the toolbar) to be "US International" layout. This does not change the standard typing on your keyboard, but you are now able to press the quotation mark before a letter in order to get an umlaut. Once you've changed your keyboard to "US International", simply press the quotation (") key, then release and type the letter you want under it: '"' + a = ä. To