Here my notes from many years ago. They were written by me, for me, and not for general audience. I have done a quick review, and it looks pretty good to me. Written for Danish, but substitute desired language for keyboards provided.
= = = = = = = = = = = = Danish Research Resources: Extra letters in Danish alphabet. READ ME FIRST NOTE: Danish has three extra letters in the alphabet: æ, ø, and å. “Aftagtsmand” is not the same as “Aftægtsmand”. “Hans Jorgen” is not the same as “Hans Jørgen”. “Dab” is not the same as “Dåb”. Be sure to use the correct character. Some database searches especially in Danish language, will fail with wrong letter. You can: · Activate the Danish Keyboard (for all Microsoft operating systems). · Use the 10 key pad, while holding down the Alt key and typing a code (for all Microsoft operating systems). · Copy and paste the Danish letters Æ, Ø, and Å from another document that already has them. Instructions for all three methods (Windows XP and Vista)can be found here: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Denmark:_Typing_%C3%86,_%C3%98,_and_%C3%85 -------------------- I recommend activating the Danish keyboard, easy to toggle back and forth as needed. Instructions for changing keyboards on Windows7 are shown below. When done, use ; ' [ respectively for Æ, Ø, Å ----------------------- Configuring Windows 7 and Vista for Danish keyboard. 1. Click on the Start button. 2. Click on the Control Panel item. 3. Select the Language, and Region option. 4. Select the Regional and Language Option. 5. Click on the Keyboards and Languages Tab. 6. Click on the Change Keyboards button. 7. Click the Add button. 8. Find the Danish country item you wish to use. You can also select Faeroese or Greenlandic for the Danish keyboard layout. 9. Click on the plus sign ("+") to the left of the keyboard. 10. Click on the box to the left of the keyboard layout, Danish. should get a checkmark 11. Click the OK button to select the keyboard layout and close the Add Input Language dialog box. 12. Click on the Apply button in the lower right corner of the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box. 13. Click on the OK button in the lower right corner of the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box. -------------------- Using the Danish Keyboard in Windows a) After activating the Danish keyboard, you should see a little icon in the notification area (Near time) near right side of your screen that appears as an EN. b) When you click on the EN a pop up list appears with the option of choosing English or Danish. Choose Danish. Now the EN icon has changed to DA c) As long as the little icon shows DA, you are using a Danish keyboard. The Danish keyboard provides the Æ, Ø, and Å as follows: Æ is the ; (or : ) key Ø is the ‘ (or “ ) key Å is the [ (or { ) key You can type the upper case or lower case of each letter by using holding down the Shift key as usual. While the Danish keyboard is activated, other keys have been rearranged as well. Keyboard language and sticker solutions: http://www.smartkeyboardsolutions.com/ They have Italian, Hebrew, Russian. Do a search for Danish, Polish, and others. Also Have LARGE PRINT keyboards, and many various styles for English keyboards. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I hope this is useful to someone. Bob Hansen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
