(Other characters may be in unexpected positions also, … The # symbol is replaced by the £ symbol and a 102nd key is added next to the Enter key to … The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys) The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key. Also, on my Apple keyboard the £ is in the same place as on my Logitech keyboard (thought there's no actual £ label on the Apple keyboard itself). On a US keyboard layout there is no £ key. 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 you’re in another country other than the UK or USA, you may need to change your keyboard region settings before you can type the @ symbol.

The pound sign on Mac Mac users also have the option to enter the pound sign using a key combination, unlike with Windows but is this &# 8220; Alt + Shift + 4&# 8243; . I can cope with the " and the @ switch but it is very awkward not being able to get the pound sign. On UK or European keyboards, hold down the Option key (also known as the ALT key) and press the number 2 key.. 3. 1. In order to get the symbol it is required to press some key combinations.
I assume you mean a currency symbol. Regardless of your keyboard layout, here we will provide alt code keyboard shortcuts for inserting popular currency symbols. Below is the Alt code keyboard shortcut for inserting the British pound sign currency symbol.If you are new to ALT codes and need detailed instructions on how to use them, please read How to Use ALT Codes to Enter Special Characters.. For the the complete list of the ASCII based Windows ALT Codes, refer to Windows ALT Codes for Special Characters & Symbols. Ie: Right Alt+3 on Mac keyboard, Right Alt (aka Alt Gr)+3 on my Logitech keyboard. Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support: Download, install and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. Mac offers different keyboard input methods to type in a language different than your standard keyboard layout. Andrew In the “Keyboard” tab, check the field “Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar”. First show keyboard viewer with nothing pushed. However, Windows and Mac keyboard offers dollar symbol as a default key in English keyboard layout. You can change the input method to Unicode Hex Input and type keyboard characters and accented letters. For other currency signs, we can grab the respective symbol from the character viewer. Regards. Foreign Currency Symbols in Mac OS X. 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. Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS. (Other characters may be in unexpected positions also, … 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. If the only issue you have is that is that Shift-3 should be # then a solution is to change the input source to Australian rather than British.. The first problem I’ve had with this is typing a £ (pound sign) and I found I had to revert to the screen keyboard to enter one which was quite tedious. Then press Alt+0163 on the numeric keypad to insert the pound symbol into your Word document.. Mac users should press Option+3 on the keyboard.. With the above table, you can insert the Pound symbol into Word.

Pound is used for British Pounds Sterling and also other ‘pound’ currencies like the Egyptian Pound. I assume that you have a Mac UK keyboard so Shift-3 is £. I hope your system is password protected. Regards. Note: The above will only work using the number pad keys with num lock on.
Copy and paste GBP Pound symbol from symbol selector below.GBP Pound sign - Pound Sterling symbol stands for British currency that is 4-th most traded currency in the world after $ USD, € Euro and ¥ Japanese yen JPY. I can cope with the " and the @ switch but it is very awkward not being able to get the pound sign. Using Unicode Hex Input. The next question is, what about Pound (£), Chinese Yen (¥) and many other currency signs? Just a thought. /This post typed on a Apple Keyboard in a Windows OS To get the £ symbol typed on the screen, do the following: Hold down the ALT key and type 0163.