Typing in German using Microsoft Word

This presentation describes what you have to do before you can type in the German language on Microsoft Word. This presentation has 21 slides which will take about 45 minutes to present. The slides cover turning the spell checking off, installing the Fraktur fonts if you want them, and typing the accented letters and the German double-s.
The screen shots and instructions relate to Word 2007 running on Windows 7, but should be helpful to users of other versions too.
I tried a type of slide map that I haven't done before. The clickables don't work if you're viewing on Speaker Deck, but they work on the downloadable PDF. Click the arrow signs on the map to jump to a slide. Click the map ikon on some slides to return to the slide map.
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1. Typing in German using Microsoft Word Ken Johnson November 2019
2. Slide Map 1 YOU ARE HERE 3 TURN OFF SPELL CHECKING 6 INSTAL FRAKTUR FONTS 17 HOW TO TYPE SCHARF S (ß) 14 HOW TO TYPE UMLAUTS 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 CHECKLIST END Ken Johnson, November 2019 Slide sequence
3. Setting up Word Turn off the English spelling checker. 1. Review tab Set Language Do not check spelling or grammar Review
4. Setting up Word Set Language Do not check spelling or grammar Review Turn off the English spelling checker. 2. Set Language ikon
5. Setting up Word Set Language Do not check spelling or grammar Review Turn off the spelling checker. 3. Do not check spelling or grammar Note a German proof- reading tool is available, but you have to pay for it.
6. Setting up Word If you want the Fraktur font(s) 1. Office button Office button Word options Save options Embed fonts in the file Note If you don’t do this, other computers won’t be able to read your word documents properly.
7. Setting up Word If you want the Fraktur font(s) 2. Word Options button Office button Word options Save options Embed fonts in the file
8. Setting up Word If you want the Fraktur font(s) 2. Word Options button Office button Word options Save options Embed fonts in the file
9. Setting up Word If you want the Fraktur font(s) 2. Word Options button Office button Word options Save options Embed fonts in the file
10. Setting up Word The fonts I used are Fette UNZ Fraktur
11. Setting up Word The fonts I used are Wiegel Kurrent
12. Setting up Word The fonts I used are Volk Redis
13. Setting up Word Re-start your machine after installing the new fonts.
14. German special characters How to type ä, ö and ü Umlaut first, then the letter SHIFT CONTROL : Note you have to press all three keys together, at the same time.
15. German special characters How to type ä, ö and ü Umlaut first, then the letter a Note For capital ä, press SHIFT + a
16. German special characters How to type ä, ö and ü
17. German special characters How to type ß Control-& first, then s SHIFT CONTROL &
18. German special characters How to type ß Control-& first, then s s
19. German special characters How to type ß Control-& first, then s
20. Checklist • Turn off the spell checking (or instal the German language proofing package) • Instal the Fraktur fonts if you want to use them • Embed fonts in Word documents • Learn how to type ä, ö and ü • Learn how to type ß
21. Auf Wiedersehen