Easy umlauts?

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 13:25:25 -0400
Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:

>> An unnamed Administration source, Joel Hammer, wrote:
>> % 1. Is there a quick and easy way to get umlauts off the typical
>> English% Keyboard?
>> 
> a umlaut: LAlt+d
> e umlaut: LAlt+k
> i umlaut: LAlt+o
> o umlaut: LAlt+v
> 

Doesn't do a damn thing for me - no character generated.
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