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Install the US international Keyboard
INSTALLING THE MICROSOFT ENGLISH US-INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD:
- From the <Start> button menu, go to <Settings>, and select <Control Panel>.
- From within the Control Panel, double-click on <Keyboard>.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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 |