Pound sign

[Bellydancingcaroline]

I have lost my pound sign, my keyboard seems to have reverted to being american. I do not mean this # symbol. I mean the symbol for sterling currency.

Also my " key and my @ key have swapped around, so I press on @ and " comes out and visa versa. Today I even bought a new keyboard thinking the keyboards drivers would solve the problem, but it's still the same ! Help!

[deelybopper]

Hmmm...this has happened to me before! It sounds like your computer has spontaneously reset the 'geographical settings' or whatever they're called. try this - if you're using a PC running Windows (sorry, I know nowt about macs or linux), it might work...:

- Go into 'control panel'
- Open up 'Regional & Language Options' (that's what it's called in XP - if you've got an older OS, not sure)
- In the 'Regional Options' tab, make sure the language is set to English (United Kingdom).
- Click on 'Apply'
- Not sure if you'll need to restart before anything happens.

Hope that works - keeping me fingers crossed for you!

[Bellydancingcaroline]

Hi - I tried that and still #### no pound thingy thing. All my setting were Amercian, and I've set them all the UK now, and restarted, twice, but no dice :-( thanks for helping though.

[Ainsley]

This is not much of a fix, but, if you need a temporary solution, the keyboard shortcut for £ on North American computers is Alt 156 (typed on the number pad).

[Bellydancingcaroline]

I'm crossing my fingers, I am hoping, I am praying ...I haven't pressed it yet. Here goes £. Yea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ £££££££££££££££.

[Bellydancingcaroline]

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I am a sad nerd.

Thank you, all of your helps lead me to the right solution....