Mac US Keyboard Dead Keys (typed before base character) ------------------------- Option-n = tilde Option-` = grave Option-e = acute Option-u = diaeresis/umlaut Option-i = circumflex (Option-c = c-cedilla) Note: These should work with all apps. Mac US Extended Keyboard Dead Keys (typed before base character) ------------------------------ Option-` = grave Option-^ = circumflex above Option-w = dot above Option-e = acute Option-u = diaeresis/umlaut Option-i = horn Option-p = comma below Option-a = macron above Option-h = macron below Option-j = double acute Option-k = ring above Option-l = stroke overlay Option-z = hook above Option-x = dot below Option-c = cedilla Option-v = caron Option-b = breve Option-n = tilde above Option-m = ogonek Option-Shift-g = circumflex below Option-Shift-f = tilde below Option-Shift-s = inverted breve above Option-Shift-y = double grave above Note: This keyboard can only be used with Unicode-savvy apps (not Appleworks or WordX). Mac US Extended Keyboard Combining Diacritics (typed after base character) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option-Shift-` = grave Option-Shift-^ = circumflex Option-Shift-w = dot above Option-Shift-e = acute Option-Shift-u = diaeresis/umlaut Option-Shift-i = horn Option-Shift-p = comma below Option-Shift-a = macron above Option-Shift-h = macron below Option-Shift-j = double acute Option-Shift-k = ring above Option-Shift-l = stroke overlay Option-Shift-z = hook Option-Shift-x = dot below Option-Shift-c = cedilla Option-Shift-v = caron Option-Shift-b = breve Option-Shift-n = tilde Option-Shift-m = ogonek Note: This keyboard can only be used with Unicode-savvy apps (not Appleworks or WordX). USIntl Keyboard Dead Keys (typed before base character) ------------------------------------------------- ` = grave ~ = tilde ^ = circumflex ' = acute and c-cedilla " = diaeresis/umlaut Note: This is the Windows style US International keyboard. A rudimentary version can be obtained here and a more complete one here. It should be installed in the folder Library/Keyboard Layouts, either the main one or the one in your User folder. For more info on keyboard issues, see this page.