You can easily make the German umlauts and ß on your computer. Hold down the Alt key, and on the numeric keypad, type the number and then release the Alt key: ä = 132 Ä = 142 ë = 137 ï = 139 ö = 148 Ö = 153 ü = 129 Ü = 154 ß = 225 You must use the numbers on the numeric keypad. It will not work if you use the numbers on the regular keyboard. You must hold the Alt key down while you type the number. Jan