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Install the US international Keyboard

INSTALLING THE MICROSOFT ENGLISH US-INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD:

  1. From the <Start> button menu, go to <Settings>, and select <Control Panel>.
  2. From within  the Control Panel, double-click on <Keyboard>.
  3. Click on the <Language> tab (Windows 95/98) or the <Input Locals> tab (WindowsNT). In the window, select <English (United States)>. (Note the layout listed for it on the right side of the window)
  4. Click on <Properties>, and from the menu select US-International. Click <OK>, and note that the layout for <English > has changed from (United States) to (US-International). Click on <Apply> - you will be asked to insert the Windows installation CD.
  5. After the files have been copied, click on <OK>. You should now be able to use the US-International keyboard layout.

 

 

To type umlauts, there are two options

Quotes, then the letter (SHIFT-' followed by letter)

ä ë ï ö ü
Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü
"a "e "i "o "u
"A "E "I "O "U

 

 

RIGHT-ALT, then special key

 

ü Ü <Right Alt> y Y  
ö Ö <Right Alt> p P  
ä Ä <Right Alt> q Q
ß <Right Alt> s
<Right Alt> 5