<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The recommended way I found inline was to use $\ddot{a}$ for Umlaute. Alternatively --depending on your document -- use \text{รค} from amsmath. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Uwe</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Von meinem iPhone gesendet</div><div><br>Am 19.12.2017 um 07:10 schrieb Walt Burkhard <<a href="mailto:burkhard@cs.ucsd.edu">burkhard@cs.ucsd.edu</a>>:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Hello,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">I am trying the use  the symbols   \"a, \"o, and \"u  within the math mode.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">How can I do this?  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Many thanks in advance.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Walt Burkhard</div></div>
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