two dots above the i in presentation.

** Reply to message from "Werner F. Bruhin" <werner.bruhin@free.fr> on Tue,
13 Mar 2012 15:26:02 +0100

> ** Reply to message from James Knott<james.knott@rogers.com> on Tue, 13 Mar
> 2012 08:18:20 -0400
>
>> Brian Barker wrote:
>>>> The "absolutely" correct spelling of the word naïve has the two dots,
>>>> known in English as a dieresis, or in German as an Umlaut, indicating
>>>> a change in sound, rather than a diphthong.
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, the German for "diaeresis" appears to be "Trema".
>>> The umlaut looks the same, but it's a different mark: it is an accent,
>>> whereas the diaeresis is (as you describe) also a diacritic but not an
>>> accent.
>>>
>>> Brian Barker
>>>
>>>
>> For those who are interested, it's possible to generate the various
>> special characters by using the U.S. International keyboard. With it,
>> you can use the right Alt key to create those characters, such as ü, á,
>> , £, € etc. The left Alt key works as usual.
>
> Pardon my ignorance, but could you describe how that works or where one would
> find out that information? Thanks.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964658.aspx

or a google search with e.g. "alt numpad for symbols"

I should have thought of that. Thanks!

Cliff

** Reply to message from James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> on Tue, 13 Mar
2012 10:13:02 -0400

Cliff Scott wrote:
>> For those who are interested, it's possible to generate the various
>> > special characters by using the U.S. International keyboard. With it,
>> > you can use the right Alt key to create those characters, such as ü, á,
>> > , £, € etc. The left Alt key works as usual.
> Pardon my ignorance, but could you describe how that works or where one would
> find out that information? Thanks.
>
> C

Forgot to mention, you can find info on using that layout here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_keyboard_layout#US-International
The Linux and Windows keyboards are very close, though not an exact
match, to the layout shown.

Thanks!

Cliff

** Reply to message from James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> on Tue, 13 Mar
2012 10:10:15 -0400

Cliff Scott wrote:
>> For those who are interested, it's possible to generate the various
>> > special characters by using the U.S. International keyboard. With it,
>> > you can use the right Alt key to create those characters, such as ü, á,
>> > , £, € etc. The left Alt key works as usual.
> Pardon my ignorance, but could you describe how that works or where one would
> find out that information? Thanks.

The exact details depend on the operating system. In Linux, there's
generally a Personal Settings utility, where you can select the keyboard
type. In Windows 7, just click on the Start button and type "language"
in the box. One of the items that will be listed is "Change keboards or
other input method". In there, select the Keyboards and languages tab
and click on Change keyboards. Under English (United States), you will
find many different keyboard layouts. You can select multiple keyboards
if you wish and select the desired one by clicking on the Keyboard icon
on the bar. You can also select keyboards under other languages, such
as German, but then you have to select between languages by using the
left Alt + Shift keys. If you just want those special characters
occasionally, under English (United States), add United States -
International. You can, if you wish, delete the original US keyboard.
Since this is done at the operating system level, it works for all
applications.

I have no idea about Macs.

Thanks for the reply. I can change the keyboard type easily as you indicated.
My real question, which I didn't clearly spell out, is: "once you have the
USA International Keyboard" where does one find the info as to which key
combo makes which special letter?"

Cliff