qs! wrote:
Is there a way I can add an automated umlaut to my keyboard instead of the annoying long num pad way?
If you run something other than Windows you can use a "compose" key to build special characters with mnemonics that are simulated sequences of graphemes.
eg on my laptop (which runs Linux) caps lock is my compose key:
Ö = CAPS + (SHIFT+O then ")
í = CAPS + (i then ')
ç = CAPS + (c then ,)
and so on. Macs have something similar I believe.