homecomputeraid Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hello everyone,Does anyone know how I can make a pounds sterling symbol in Windows?It seems like someone had a post about character mapping or something a while ago, but I haven't been able to find it.Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 :censored: American keyboards. We have $ on ours, but you don't have £. :rolleyes:You can run character map and copy it (its in accessories, or start>run>charmap), or hold down the Alt key, and type 0163 on the numeric keypad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 From the character map information, the £ sign is said to be obtained from Alt + 0163. Of course, in the UK, the £ sign is upper case 3 on the alpha keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted May 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 £ Alt 0163 works. :)Seems a bit easier than charmap, but it's good to know the options. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I obtained my information from the character map.Highlight the letter/number/symbol you require and the Alt+???? appears in the bottom right of the map box. Works for most of the available characters in Windows.One I use a lot is Alt + 0183 which gives a decimal point (·) - far smarter looking than using a full stop in numeric notation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I use Shot Keys Lite for these kind of things; you can enter what you want (up to 15 shortkeys in the free version), so things are easy to remember. E.g.I type =L - I get £I type =E - I get €I type =Y - I get ¥I type =1/2 - I get ½plus shortkeys for ä, ö, ü, é, è, à, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Its the Euro sign that I cannot remember on my English keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 € is Alt Gr and 4 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Many thanks, but I can't make it work. If I hold alt I cannot type. If I press alt then type Gr4, the G does not type but the r4 does?????. r4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Alt Gr is the key immediately to the right of the space bar. In the early keyboards this was coloured green and provided an extra Alt (Alternative) key as just the one Alt (to the left of the space bar) was insufficient for the functions required. The green colour was abandoned due to cost but the name remained to distinguish the different function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 So it is thanks. This amswer must be worth €1000000. wow it works € Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 How long before $1000000 = £1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Or $1 = €1 = £1? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Or $1 = €1 = £1? :DThat will never happen - it makes too much "cents" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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