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Re: How do I get the £ sign to appear in place of the $ sign?

  • Subject: Re: How do I get the £ sign to appear in place of the $ sign?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:34:52 +0100
  • Newsgroups: uk.comp.misc
  • References: <d262o7$t4c$1@domitilla.aioe.org> <tc4d41h1r5d8dij7r3kl35q88bu1e8se4t@abc.com> <d267ni$va9$4@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk> <4247a8f3_4@x-privat.org>
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Mark BR wrote:

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> me2@dn14.net wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:43:12 +0800, "MacGyver"
>>> <MacGyver.smartypants@Gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I can't find the answer to this on google.
>>>>
>>>> My Question is:- How do you get the £ sign to appear in place of
>>>> the $ sign when you hit the "$/4" key on your keyboard?
>>>>
>>>> Can such a thing be done?
>>>
>>> £/3 possibly?
>>
>> MacGyver,
>>
>> Are you using a British keyboard? Have you set your operating system
>> to have a British keyboard layout?
>>
>> If you want it to be $/4 and not £/3, then forget about it... unless
>> you can modify keyboard layouts.
>>
>> Roy
> 
> hold the Alt key and type 156 on the NUMBER KEYPAD to get a £ sign.

Brings me back to my 286 days when keys used to break and ALT was the
solution. You know us kids... we get overly excited and smash 'em.

> You can't simply call a US keyboard a UK keyboard to get the £ over the 3
> because the UK keyboard has an extra key, the extra one being \ (or is it
> / - I forget) and not having it is a problem!
> 
> Mark BR

...Checking...

All right, an extra key. *smile* Perhaps that can explain extra productivity
in Britain.

Roy

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