German: Vocabulary I

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Aumlauts

On PC/Windows systems

Press the "alt" key while typing the following numbers on the numberpad on the right of your keyboard. You need to have the "Num Lock" function on.

On Macintosh

Go to the systems folder, then the control panel. From the control panel open the keyboard icon. Set it to German.

Press the key combination option -u (that is, press and hold the option key, and then press the 'u' key and release both) then press the vowel that you want to be accented.

option-u + a produces ä
option-u + o produces ö
option-u + u produces ü
option-s produces ß

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