How do I put the "dots" over the letter "e" in Word?

[Ripley]

You know, the ones used in some band names...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're talking about an umlaut or diaeresis, type Ctrl+: (colon), then e
(or E). Or Alt+0235 (or Alt+0203) on the numeric keypad.For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

 

[SVC]

See this article: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm