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=== Diacritic Marks === | === Diacritic Marks === | ||
Written German uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet. These are Ä (ä), Ö (ö), Ü (ü), and ß. From a PC keyboard, these letters may be created by using the following | Written German uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet. These are Ä (ä), Ö (ö), Ü (ü), and ß. For data entry and some searches, it is useful to know how to create these characters. Note: Do not use diacritics when searching in the Family History Library catalog. | ||
From a PC keyboard, these letters may be created by using the following keystroke combinations: | |||
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| Ä | | Ä | ||
| Alt + 0196 | | Alt + 0196 | ||
| ä | | ä | ||
| Alt + 0228 | | Alt + 0228 | ||
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| Ö | |||
| Alt + 0214 | |||
| ö | |||
| Alt + 0246 | |||
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| Ü | |||
| Alt + 0220 | |||
| ü | |||
| Alt + 0252 | |||
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| ß | |||
| Alt + 0223 | |||
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