Hello, Now, I'm confused. I have been using the following code to get the umlauts. One must hold down the Alt key also and type the numbers from the numerical keypad. Ä 142 Ö 153 Ü 154 ä 132 ö 148 ü 129 Why these differences? Regards, Mary Ann > I thought it might help typing some of the German words if you had the > code on how to type a letter with an umlaut. While holding down the Alt > key, type the indicated numbers from the numerical keypad. > > Ä 0196 > Ö 0214 > Ü 0220 > Ë 0203 > ä 0228 > ö 0246 > ü 0252 > ë 0235 > > Maybe some of you will find this useful. > Larry > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Sister or Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > --- Mary Ann Allen wallen@pipeline.com The Gathering Place http://sites.netscape.net/murrallen/homepage