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You can use the Special Characters accessory to copy the pound symbol to the clipboard, ready to be pasted into any application. To activate it, click the Start button in Windows, type charmap in the search box, and press Enter. ---
I need the symbol for number --- it is atop the numerical 3 on the keyboard. I should therefore be able to get that symbol by pressing SHIFT+the number 3 key. Instead of getting the symbol which I need I instead get the symbol for the British Pound currency. I need the symbol for number which is shown on the key for the numerical "3" .
Now I have checked and I am using the UK English keyboard, been through all the settings and definitely using UK keyboard so I am stumped and any help would be appreciated. I can cope with the " and the @ switch but it is very awkward not being able to get the pound sign. Using a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. Regards. Andrew
If you are using the US Keyboard, with NumLock on, hold down the ALT key and type 156 on the Keypad. When you release the ALT key, the pound sign will appear. Please do not hesitate to contact us if your problems persist after performing these actions. Thank you
I am a British user, but UK and US keyboard layouts seem to be identical: certainly I now get the @ symbol using Shift-2, rather than the " symbol that my physical keyboard shows. I have no idea why the keyboard has suddenly stuffed up, but it's very irritating that the physical keyboard and the actual symbols entered now fail to match.
Then shift key down notice the hash mark type pound symbol (#) Then option key down and 3 changes to the British Pound symbol (£) _____ Disclaimer: The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone, and do not reflect upon my position as a Community Moderator.
Then press shift+3 to get the pound symbol and hit winkey+space to go back to US keyboard. A possible solution: get the Microsoft keyboard layout creator tool and remap a key combination to write the £ symbol.
Just a thought. I hope your system is password protected. Choose passwords with care if for instance you use the recovery Console (advanced optional feature on XP but a life saver sometimes) make sure it has a password you can type from the keyboard, and take care with the characters use; maybe do not include a British Pound sign.
If your keyboard has the number pad on the right hand side, press and hold down the Alt key and type 156, this will insert the pound sign £. If you need any further assistance let us know and we would be glad to assist you.
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