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Offline franksolich

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how do I
« on: January 11, 2015, 10:13:35 PM »
"Microsoft Works Word Processor" is the name of the program.

How do I find, and insert, the British pound-sterling sign into the text?

For those thinking franksolich is just being lazy, I've gone through the whole deal, checking everything on the top toolbar of the program, trying to find how to insert it.  No luck.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 10:17:23 PM »
Hold down your alt key and type 156 on the numeric key pad. Make sure the num lock is on.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2015, 10:20:58 PM »
Thank you!

That worked.

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Re: how do I
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2015, 10:22:47 PM »
Windows has a Character Map.  It's available under Accessories.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2015, 10:34:48 PM »
Thank you too, Chris_, sir, but I saw that table, and for the life of me, couldn't find the £ symbol.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2015, 10:39:29 PM »
This is what I'd gotten:



I'll be damned if I see any £ sign there.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2015, 11:11:55 PM »
Under the font menu, change it to Arial or whichever font you're using, and use the scroll bar to move up and down until you find the symbol you want.  Once you find it, click on it and select 'Copy'.  Once it's copied, you can paste it into your document.

The character map also gives you the ASCII (Alt) code.
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Re: how do I
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2015, 09:41:09 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on January 11, 2015, 11:11:55 PM
Under the font menu, change it to Arial or whichever font you're using, and use the scroll bar to move up and down until you find the symbol you want.  Once you find it, click on it and select 'Copy'.  Once it's copied, you can paste it into your document.

The character map also gives you the ASCII (Alt) code.

Thanks, sir, but come to think of it, for all the writing that I do, the £ is the only "odd" symbol I ever need.
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