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= How to activate german Umlaute on english keyboards = = How to enter german Umlaute and other special characters on US keyboards =
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The settings unfortuanately need to be made different Desktop environments: == Compose Key ==
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== KDE == On our linux clients the compose key is configured on the right windows key on the keyboard.
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K-Button -> System Settings -> Input Devices -> Layouts If you press and release the compose key you can now enter special combinations of existing
characters on the keyboard to compose special characters. Here is a table of the most commonly
used combinations:
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== Switching keyboard layout ==
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== Gnome == If you are able to use other keyboard layouts than US blindly you can also switch the keyboard to another layout ( swiss german, ...).
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Settings -> Region & Language In all linux desktops (Gnome, KDE, Xfce, ..) the keyboard layout can be switched in the "Settings" GUI.

How to enter german Umlaute and other special characters on US keyboards

Compose Key

On our linux clients the compose key is configured on the right windows key on the keyboard.

If you press and release the compose key you can now enter special combinations of existing characters on the keyboard to compose special characters. Here is a table of the most commonly used combinations:

key 1

key 2

result

"

a

ä

"

A

Ä

^

a

â

´

e

é

-

:

÷

1

2

½

=

c

€

-

L

£

o

c

©

/

O

Ø

Switching keyboard layout

If you are able to use other keyboard layouts than US blindly you can also switch the keyboard to another layout ( swiss german, ...).

In all linux desktops (Gnome, KDE, Xfce, ..) the keyboard layout can be switched in the "Settings" GUI.

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