loss and grief

[ilovemarkb]

when typing Kubler-Ross on a word document does anyone know how to do the symbol (looks a bit like ") above the letter u
thankyou Julie

[Frank97]

ü Press ALT129, lots here
http://www.tedmontgom...torial/ALTchrc-a.html

[jno]

if this works, just copy and paste it

Kübler-Ross

It's called an umlaut (German word) or diaeresis (unpronounceable English word)

[jno]

incidentally, it should be under Insert > "special characters" on Word.

[ilovemarkb]

yes that worked !! whey hey !! thanks guys

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Have an umlaut on my surname but have never managed to get it on any official documents. Bank statements, chequebooks, medical records, payslips, pensions - nobody seems to be able to do it so technically my name is/was incorrect on all these. Should I complain to the European Court of Human Rights (she asks tongue in cheek)?

[Calibax]

Even in Germany the umlaut is in decline and an acceptable alternative is to add an 'e' after the vowel (Kuebler-Ross)

[Bambiagain]

I wouldn't say letters with umlauts are in decline here so much as the fact that there is a growing acceptance that internet addresses etc. can't cope with them, hence it is perfectly normal to use ue for ü, oe for ö or ae for ä as far as computers are concerned. I have an ü and an ö in my address and I don't think that is going to change, but website addresses can't cope with umlauts so that is when they are normally substituted.

[jno]

do German keyboards not have the characters, Bämbiägäin?

[Bambiagain]

Doch! öüä. But I bet yours doesn't, and if you want to access a German website you'll find it a lot easier to use oeueae, as will most of the world doing business with Germany.

[jno]

oh, I see, so if I want Kübler-Ross.com, I can type Kuebler-Ross.com and it will come up?