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mike800966

Might I firstly apologise for asking a daft question, but they are sometimes the hardest to answer.

How do you get a euro sign? I have dollars and pounds as keys (shift 3 or 4) Using an elderly WINDOWS equipped keyboard under W98 SE and also a "modern "laptop with 'XP.

Mike

olley · Campsite DB Admin

Hi press and hold the "Alt Gr" key then press key number 4 top of the keyboard (its got the dollar sign on it)

Olley

mike800966

Thanks Olley, I dont need it just now but just to prove it worksI s'pose I should use it

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Mike

spykal · Moderator

Hi Olley

Excellent tip

and if anyone wants those accents over any letters the AltGr key will bring them up too... just press the AltGr key and then the normal letter key ..like this:-

é ú í ó á

É Ú Í Ó Á

Très facile, trés bon... Laughing

Mike

olley · Campsite DB Admin

Hi Mike good tip, question, Alt=alternate any idea what Gr means?

Olley

spykal · Moderator

Hi Olley

I think it stands for Grrrrrrrrrr.....where's that flippin euro symbol gone Laughing

but then again it could be alternate graphic Wink

Mike

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peejay · Campsite DB Admin

There's probably an easier way but heres how I did it.....

If you have word or works, go into it and open up a document.

Now click on 'insert' at the top, then select 'special character' you need.

A box with all the characters available will then appear, select the letter you need and the code to obtain this letter (alt + number) will appear. Make a note as you will need to type this in future to get this letter.

ciao tutti

pete

spykal · Moderator

Hi Russ

As Peejay says if you are using MS Word there is a built in Special character feature ... you will find it by clicking Insert > Symbol. A box will pop up that allows you to choose the symbol you want to use. You can set the type of sym