And in Macintosh go to Key Caps and try: ö = option(alt) + u then o ü = option(alt) + u then u ä = option(alt) + u then a the first u is to set the umlaut. Regards, Patricia Schubert Zippin Having fun looking for Hans or Carl (Charles) Schubert in Saxony pre 1866. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: zondag 17 oktober 1999 5:21 >Subject: GERMAN-KINGDOMS-D Digest V99 #341 > >Hello Neva, > >ö = alt-148 >ü = alt-129 >ä = alt-132 > >regards from > >Jan Johan Kuiper > >[email protected]