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Jun 27, 2016 · Anglo-Saxon era The pound was a unit of currency as early as 775AD in Anglo-Saxon England, equivalent to 1 pound weight of silver. This was a vast fortune in the 8th century. 928 Athelstan, the first King of England adopted sterling as the first national currency.
Dec 16, 2011 · I need the symbol for number --- it is atop the numerical 3 on the keyboard. I should therefore be able to get that symbol by pressing SHIFT+the number 3 key. Instead of getting the symbol which I need I instead get the symbol for the British Pound currency. I need the symbol for number which is shown on the key for the numerical "3" .
Aug 19, 2016 · You can use the Special Characters accessory to copy the pound symbol to the clipboard, ready to be pasted into any application. To activate it, click the Start button in Windows, type charmap in the search box, and press Enter. ---
Nov 19, 2015 · 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. I can cope with the " and the @ switch but it is very awkward not being able to get the pound sign. Using a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. Regards. Andrew
Jan 21, 2014 · Then press shift+3 to get the pound symbol and hit winkey+space to go back to US keyboard. A possible solution: get the Microsoft keyboard layout creator tool and remap a key combination to write the £ symbol.
May 16, 2016 · Do you mean as in "hashtag"? It is a "pound symbol" (or number sign, or even "octothorpe"). They are all the same thing. #wikipediaLink . Unless you reside in the UK where the "pound sign" is their sign for currency: £ Perhaps your keyboard is set to a different region? Check it by going to the Control Panel/Region & Language. WyreNut
Oct 21, 2010 · I am a British user, but UK and US keyboard layouts seem to be identical: certainly I now get the @ symbol using Shift-2, rather than the " symbol that my physical keyboard shows. I have no idea why the keyboard has suddenly stuffed up, but it's very irritating that the physical keyboard and the actual symbols entered now fail to match.
Oct 16, 2011 · Many thanks DP-K but on the pavilion keyboard there is no right hand numeral keys and that used to work on my former Microsoft keyboard when the 'pound' sign was not displayed.Have tried the Alt 156 but that doesn't work on my keyboard but thanks for the quick reply..much appreciated...
Jul 8, 2013 · If you are using the US Keyboard, with NumLock on, hold down the ALT key and type 156 on the Keypad. When you release the ALT key, the pound sign will appear. Please do not hesitate to contact us if your problems persist after performing these actions. Thank you
How to change the $ sign on the keyboard to the pound sign?; the OS is Windows 7. Rather than doing that, read below: It sounds like you are set up to use the US keyboard layout, but would like to use the UK one. To change it, go to Control Panel | Region and Language, and click the Keyboard and Languages tab. Then click Change keyboards. and ...
