How do I type in German?

[Augustus Fish]

How can I make my computer type in the German characters without having to
change shortcut keys or inserting the character every time I want to use it?
I have a Global IME for Japanese and I was hoping someone could tell me how
to also make it able to type in German.

Thanks.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

The exact recipe depends on which version of Windows you're using. See if
this helps:

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/drintl/faqs/kbdfaq.mspx

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Depends on what versions of Office and Windows you have, but
unfortunately you do not seem to know, and we cannot see your screen
from here. The following article may or may not apply to your
situation: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311014 "How to enable
European language support for Word 2003 and Word 2002 on computers that
are running on Windows Server 2003, on Windows XP, or on Windows 2000".

 

[tedmi]

See http://www.mirecki.us/computing/language/
It gives instructions for all Windows versions from 98 to Vista.
Specific to adding Polish language, but applicable to any European.