Click one time so the location curser is active. Move you mouse pointer to the location you want to paste.This can be done by highlighting the letter, then with the mouse pointer on the highlighted text, do a right click on the mouse and choose copy (or hold down the Ctrl key while you type the letter c).Hold down the Option key and type the letterĬopy and paste the Å, Ä, and Ö from another document that already has them - Mac and Windows.To get the overring above the letter Å or the slash thru the letter Ø: Type the vowel over the letter you want the umlaut to appear.Let go of the Option key (do not hold it down for the next step).Hold down the Option key, and type u (the letter u for umlaut).
To get the umlaut above the letter Ä or the letter Ö: