Ü or ü is one of the 4 extra letters used in German. It can be replaced by using the letters Ue or ue. In English language newspapers it is often written as U or u but this is not correct. Internet addresses are written as “ue” because the internet address system can only understand ordinary English letters.
To create a ü, hold down the Ctrl, Shift and : keys simultaneously. Word adds an umlaut to the letter when it inserts it. Ø = Hold down the Control and Shift keys and type a / (slash), release the keys, hold down the Shift key and type an O.
Press NUM on the number pad of your keyboard to activate the NUM-lock.
Then press ALT and keep it pressed while you type the code 132 on the number pad. 132 is the code for the letter ä, the a umlaut.
