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In Mac OS X, to type many common diacritics and accentmarks, you can use the Option key. For others, you mayneed to switch keyboard layouts or install additional fonts. You canuse the Keyboard Viewer with both methods to see what characters youcan currently type.

In order to use an umlaut on a Mac computer, push and hold 'Option u' before typing the corresponding letter. Add an umlaut when typing in German with help f. The method uses the Mac's built-in spelling-correction software. If you have a letter that needs a diacritical mark, hold the key down longer than usual and a pop-up menu will appear. Simply click on the correct symbol and it will insert itself in what you're typing.

Option key combinations

This table shows the most common keystrokes for typing accentedcharacters. Keystrokes with the [letter] placeholderrequire two sets of keypresses; first, type the Option keycombination, and then type the letter you want to modify.

Keystroke	Character
`Option-e [letter]`	acute (e.g., á)
Option-` [letter]	grave (e.g., è)
`Option-i [letter]`	circumflex (e.g.,ô )
`Option-u [letter]`
`Option-n [letter]`	tilde (e.g., ñ )
`Option-q`	oe ligature ( œ )
`Option-c`	cedilla ( ç )
`Option-Shift-/` (forward slash)
`Option-1` (the number 1)	upside-downexclamation point ( ¡ )

Keyboard layout configuration

To configure additional keyboard layouts in Mac OS X 10.5 or later:

From the Apple menu, select System Preferences....
In System Preferences, from the View menu, select Language & Text (10.6 and later) or International (10.5).
From the Input Sources tab (10.6 and later) or Input Menutab (10.5), in the list of languages and keyboard layouts, check theones you would like to use. If you would like to use the KeyboardViewer, check it near the top of the list. For details, see Using the Keyboard Viewer.
Close System Preferences.

Once you have chosen other keyboard layouts, a flag will appear on theright side of the menu bar representing the current layout. To use adifferent layout, click the flag, and then select it from thepull-down menu. In 10.6 and later, if you click Keyboard & CharacterViewer, but no additional languages, it will display theCharacter Viewer icon instead of a flag.

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Using the Keyboard Viewer

You can use the Keyboard Viewer to see how modifier keys and differentkeyboard layouts affect the characters you type:

From the Apple menu, select System Preferences....
In System Preferences, from the View menu, selectLanguage & Text (10.6 and later) or International (10.5).
Select the Input Sources tab (10.6 and later) or InputMenu tab (10.5), and then check Keyboard & CharacterViewer (10.6 and later) or Keyboard Viewer (10.5). A flag or theCharacter Viewer icon should appear in the menu bar in theupper right corner of your screen. The type of flag you see depends onthe default language you select.
Click the new icon in the menu bar, and from the menu that dropsdown, select Show Keyboard Viewer.

The Keyboard Viewer windowcontains a virtual keyboard that shows the characters associated withdifferent keys. Here, you can see what characters are created when youhold down modifier keys like Option, Shift,and Command.

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Many fonts in OS X contain special characters for additionaldiacritics. To access these special characters:

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Within the application you are currently using, open the Fontpanel (usually from a Show Fonts option in the application'smenus).
Click the gear widget button:
From the menu that appears, select Characters....