2016 Postmortem

MineralMan

(146,262 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2016, 03:54 PM Aug 2016

If you're referring to Donald Trump as Der Drumpfenführer, here's a hint.

The u with an umlaut (ü) can be typed by holding down the Alt key while typing 0252 on the number pad. That works only with Windows computers, but one might as well spell it correctly.

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If you're referring to Donald Trump as Der Drumpfenführer, here's a hint. (Original Post) MineralMan Aug 2016 OP

On a Mac all you have to do is hold the u down until a little menu appears. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #1

Same with all Apple products I think Person 2713 Aug 2016 #3

ü. cool. AWESOME. thanks for the mac help. i found the ø + å etc. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #10

That's fün! HassleCat Aug 2016 #2

Thank yoü for the PSA. nt. NCTraveler Aug 2016 #4

FÛÙÚŪ jberryhill Aug 2016 #5

Very güt! COLGATE4 Aug 2016 #6

What's wrong with me???? I held the alt key... LAS14 Aug 2016 #7

In Word, you can use Insert Symbol and pick it from a MineralMan Aug 2016 #14

Do it the easy way canetoad Aug 2016 #15

Or you can spell it Drumpfenfuehrer. DavidDvorkin Aug 2016 #8

Thanks for the tip. n/t. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #9

Good to know... n/t hlthe2b Aug 2016 #11

The more yoü know! Rex Aug 2016 #12

Also müch möre mëtäl that way. ñt Codeine Aug 2016 #13

Danke für die helfen..... socialist_n_TN Aug 2016 #16

I learn something new every day. Thanks! TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #17

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,601 posts)

1. On a Mac all you have to do is hold the u down until a little menu appears.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:01 PM

Aug 2016

Select the umlaut from the menu or type the number underneath it (2) and it will add it to the u.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

3. Same with all Apple products I think

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:26 PM

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pansypoo53219

(20,955 posts)

10. ü. cool. AWESOME. thanks for the mac help. i found the ø + å etc.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:58 PM

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HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

2. That's fün!

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:11 PM

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

4. Thank yoü for the PSA. nt.

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:35 PM

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. FÛÙÚŪ

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:55 PM

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COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

6. Very güt!

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:34 PM

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LAS14

(13,769 posts)

7. What's wrong with me???? I held the alt key...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:39 PM

Aug 2016

... down in Word and typed 0252 and just got ding, ding, ding.....

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)

14. In Word, you can use Insert Symbol and pick it from a

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 08:08 PM

Aug 2016

dialog box. I don't know your version of Windows or Word, so I can't go much farther than that. In some versions of Windows, you have to have NumLock on to use the number pad that way, I think. My instructions were for DU, though.