I am German living in Portugal but use En-US layout, so I often when typing in German have to look up that character.
Turn on Num Lock and press ALT, keep it pressed and use the numbers 225, that gives the ß.
Source I use for vowels as well:
How can I type the Eszett (ß) symbol using English International Keyboard Layout?
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I wanted to type German using the qwerty layout and windows can only do that with the Eng International layout.
I can type almost everything except the ß symbol.
According to this article pressing RAlt + S or Alt + Ctrl + S is enough but somehow it manages to open a special snipping tool for me.
As far as I can recall we already have the combination Windows + Shift + S to snip.
Is there anyway to disable this extra snipping tool and give me back the RAlt + S combination?
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Anonymous
2020-12-27T15:14:42+00:00 Is there anyway to disable this extra snipping tool and give me back the RAlt + S combination?
Yes, by using Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator:
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Anonymous
2020-12-27T18:31:13+00:00 May I ask if this is set and forget or I have to keep it running in the background all the time?
It is a set and forget. The tool will create an .msi file which, when you run it, will create a new keyboard layout that you select with the usual Windows key+Space bar. The .msi file can be ported to other machines. If desired you can add the usual German Umlaute äöüÄÖÜ.
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Anonymous
2020-12-27T16:41:14+00:00 May I ask if this is set and forget or I have to keep it running in the background all the time?