No pound key

[case]

This is probabley going to be a noob question but my keyboard as no pound sign. How do i isert a pound sign into a text document without a key, ive got dollars and euro,s but no quid

 

[logicearth]

Unicode Character 'POUND SIGN' (U+00A3)
Hold ALT on the num pad press 0163 or 156
£ £

 

[bobkn]

Program files\accessories\system tools\character map\

Character Map - Vista Forums

You'll see the GBP (£) symbol.

Or, by code: hold down the alt key, and type 0163. At least that works for the US English version.

 

[Ryan2320]

You also could try the on screen keyboard...
Just click the start button and type keyboard and it is under programs.


Hope this Helps..and Happy Holidays.

 

[case]

Thanks for quick replies, i should of mentioned i have a us keyboard but no worries i googled it and mine works when i hold down shift key and press 3 happy days

 

[logicearth]

So you mean this 'pound' sign: #
Also called a hash

 

[davehc]

It might vary from keyboard to keyboard. I use a Scandinavian board and for me it is
Alt Gr and 3 (Right side ALT, if it is labelled differently for others)

 

[case]

No i mean this (£) pound sign but your quite correct it should give me hash but it gives me this (£) weird, not bothered though ive done what i wanted

 

[Dwarf]

This is down to your keyboard layout. All keyboards work in the same way. A key press is mapped to a location in a table. It is this table that you are changing when you select a different keyboard layout. For example, with Shift 2, US English maps to @ whereas UK English selects ". In some ways this is trivial, but I would advise you to ensure that your keyboard layout matches your physical keyboard.

Keyboard Input Language - Vista Forums

 

[seekermeister]

So you mean this 'pound' sign: #
Also called a hash

That's the one that first came to mind for me. I guess I'm just not global enough.