composing mail in german

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composing mail in german

How do I get my iMac to change "Umlaute" like ae, oe and also "sz" to the correct german symbols when composing an e-mail message in german?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 5:01 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Apr 12, 2021 5:56 AM in response to Europa2639

Europa2639 wrote:

How do I get my iMac to change "Umlaute" like ae, oe and also "sz" to the correct german symbols when composing an e-mail message in german?

You can type the accented characters directly as shown in this article:

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/enter-characters-with-accent-marks-on-mac-mh27474/11.0/mac/11.0

You can also use a German keyboard

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/type-language-mac-input-sources-mchlp1406/11.0/mac/11.0

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Europa2639 Author

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Apr 12, 2021 4:27 AM in response to rkaufmann87

WELL, this didn't help very much ... I am certain there is a setting somewhere within MacMail, it must have something to do with the spellcheck for preferred languages. Unfortunately, I'm very old, and also new to this "game" - I've wasted hours trying to find it. Thought this was a way to get some expert advice....

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Europa2639 Author

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Apr 12, 2021 5:24 AM in response to Europa2639

Checked Google Translate. That didn't help at all - I don't need help with translating, it's the written word - i.e. the different characters used for some letters - that I'm trying to find. It's very awkward and unprofessional having to use "ue" or "ae" instead of the required "Umlaut", the two little dots on top of the u or a .... I'll keep searching.....

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rkaufmann87

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Apr 11, 2021 7:15 PM in response to Europa2639

You may be a candidate for Google Translate.

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Europa2639 Author

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Apr 12, 2021 6:31 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Works like a charm, thank you so much!!!

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rkaufmann87

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Apr 12, 2021 7:23 AM in response to Europa2639

I am really old too but I use Google Translate all the time. If you don't like the help, I'm very sorry. Perhaps you should call AppleCare and speak to Apple directly.

Good luck.

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