How to Use an Umlaut on a Mac
by Contributor ; Updated September 28, 2017Items you will need
Fontographer (Macromedia)
PopChar Pro (Uni Software Plus)
Computer Fonts Software
Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create the umlaut-accented (¨) characters used in some Latin-based languages. This works for äÄ, ëË, ïÏ, öÖ, üÜ and ÿ'.
Press Option + u, and then press the letter you want accented.
For upper case, press Option + u, and then press Shift + the letter you want accented.
Tip
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Many of these accented ("high ASCII") characters are not compatible with e-mail.