How to type ö without strict typing?

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I know you can type “ß” using double S, but is there a way to type the “ö” using only the keyboard? If not, I am going to be forced to ignore “die Schönheit.”

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oe = ö, ue = ü, ae = ä

but I doubt those will be accepted by the memrise algorithm as alternatives. Maybe you can contact the course creator and ask him / her to add those possiblities. Would be sad to ignore Schönheit :slight_smile:.

And you can always use the alt-key plus number key pad - codes are here
https://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/schreiben/umlaute/umlaute_ASCII_html.html

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Cooljingle has a new “Autocorrect” user script which I am using for Portuguese and all special characters.

You type the normal sign, the script completes the correct form - IF the order of signs is all correct.

This makes especially sense for “strict-typing” courses like DuoLingo-Portuguese.

Typing without using Memrise’s special character box (with the mouse) is much much faster for reviewing 100 words :slight_smile:

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Thanks, Foorgol, I will give the alt+numbers a try if it happens again.

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Thomas: Yep, it’s the inconvenience of using the mouse. Probably if I were learning a language for professional reasons I would be a little more exacting on myself to learn all the proper punctuation, but when it’s just for fun, nah.