If you go to the Microsoft-update Website you can download the German Language Support for Windows, that might solve the Problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Ann Allen <wallen@pipeline.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 7:28 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] Umlaut question > Thanks to everyone who responded to my umlaut question. It is > still interesting to me that these letters can be made with different > combinations. How many combinations can make umlauts? What > determines if the umlaut can be seen on a particular computer? > > Sometimes I receive e-mail where the writer is obviously trying to > use an umlaut but the word is full of odd letters/symbols and not > the umlaut itself. Surely others have seen this also. > > Kind regards, > Mary Ann > --- > Mary Ann Allen > wallen@pipeline.com > > The Gathering Place > http://sites.netscape.net/murrallen/homepage > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Sister or Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > >