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aeiger Aug 28th, 2004 09:29 PM

Need help adding the euro sign to my computer
 
Hi
I have seen the euro sign on some peoples postings and wonder how it is added to my fonts and how I can use it in my posting. There have been times I would have like to use it, please help me.
thanks

Robespierre Aug 28th, 2004 09:41 PM

Just hit the € key ;)

Actually, type <b>&amp;euro;</b> and it should magically appear.

jv827 Aug 28th, 2004 09:48 PM

When I do it, I have to put a semi-colon (the symbol, not the word) after &amp;euro to make it work.

Gardyloo Aug 28th, 2004 09:53 PM

And (no spaces) &amp; pound ; to get &pound;

Mucky Aug 28th, 2004 10:54 PM

Hi
On my laptop its Alt Gr and $ together
this gives the &euro; symbol.

Hope it helps

Muck

stardust Aug 29th, 2004 01:17 AM

On most European keyboards it's &quot;Alt Gr + e&quot; to get the &euro; sign, and the sticker is also there on the newer keyboards.

TopMan Aug 29th, 2004 02:20 AM

Or you can hold down either of the Alt keys while typing the numbers 0128 using the number pad like this: &euro;...when you release the Alt key the &euro; will appear.

ira Aug 29th, 2004 02:31 AM

Hi ae,

It is much easier to just use a capital E - 30E.

Mucky Aug 29th, 2004 02:44 AM

Yes .. but Ira that is cheating !!
;-)

Muck

ira Aug 29th, 2004 02:56 AM

You calling me a cheater?

Them's fightin' words, Suh!

Pain au chocolate at dawn in the Bois de Boulogne.

:)

We can either throw them at each other or have an eating contest.

sfowler Aug 29th, 2004 03:36 AM

I want to b&euro; th&euro; r&euro;f&euro;r&euro;&euro; !

ira Aug 29th, 2004 04:00 AM

OK, SF.

You can bring the Pain au Chocolat.

isabel Aug 29th, 2004 04:10 AM

The easiest way to hold down the Alt key and type 0128 to get the &euro; sign or 156 to get the &pound; sign.

If you are in a Word document (rather than on the internet) you can go to top tool bar - insert - symbol. You should both of them there.

Anonymous Aug 29th, 2004 05:40 AM

Everything is simpler if you have a Mac: The Euro symbol is the option &amp; shift keys and the number 2 (i.e., option-shift-2). Pound sign is option-3, yen is option-y.

Robespierre Aug 29th, 2004 05:58 AM

Be aware that keyboard shortcuts (the European Alt-, the Windows Alt-, and the Mac Option) don't always display on other browsers the way they do on yours. The &quot;official&quot; way to form &euro; is to use &nbsp; <b>&amp;&euro;</b> &nbsp; as I said in the first place.

Other &quot;escape&quot; characters that adhere to the HTML standard can be found at http://www.usewisdom.com/computer/
internet/html/charsdesc.html

Robespierre Aug 29th, 2004 06:01 AM

<b>&amp;euro;</b>

annetti Aug 29th, 2004 06:37 AM


&Euro; &amp;Pound &amp;EURO
I tried all the methods suggested and you can see it did not work for me.

Robespierre Aug 29th, 2004 06:40 AM

The ampersand strings are case sensitive.

&amp;pound; &pound; (not &Pound;)

&amp;euro; &euro; (not &Euro;)

carrolldf Aug 29th, 2004 06:57 AM

Let's see:

&pound;
&euro;

It works! Thanks Robespierre.

Mucky Aug 29th, 2004 07:23 AM

&quot;Pain au Chocolat at dawn&quot; sorry Ira too early for me, but around 8 am with a nice cup of tea will be fab.
Oh on second thoughts, better not I spent all last week eating the damn things in France and my trousers are a little tight..
;-)


Muck


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