Umlauts
For those special German characters - with the "Num Lock" key "on", hold "Alt" and press use the numbers at the right side of the keyboard (not those above the "qwerty")
ä hold down ALT-key and type 132
Ä hold down ALT-key and type 142
ö hold down ALT-key and type 148
Ö hold down ALT-key and type 153
ü hold down ALT-key and type 129
Ü hold down ALT-key and type 154
ß hold down ALT-key and type 225