On the
Macintosh, this can be achieved by
clicking the
Apple menu in the top left corner, and choosing the
keyboard accesory. A
window will open, with a
reproduction of your keyboard and a
text field. Hold down a
modifier key & you will see the
keyboard change accordingly (for example, holding down
shift will display
capital letters). If you need to, you can select various
fonts as well, as many fonts have different characters. You can then write into the field &
copy & paste the result where you want (or memorize the
key-combination for later perusal).
As a side note, in Denmark, we use three so-called special characters, the vowels Æ, Ø and Å. The Æ is a ligature of A and E, and is pronounced somewhat like an English A (in cake, for example). The Ø is a ligature of O and E, and there isn't a direct comparison to be made with an English vowel, but it is comparable to the German Ö. The Å used to be written as a double A, and is pronounced somewhat like an English O (in open, for example).
Audited October 5, 2001