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From: Andy Holden <A.B.Holden@ncl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: $ =>GBP
Date: 1996/02/15
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3do5@qlink.queensu.ca (Doris Ostendorf) wrote:
>Judah A. Libin (judah@panix.com) wrote:
>: Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound 
>: if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds?
>: Judah
>: judah@panix.com
>
>Try # (shift-3).
>
 Shift 3 will only work on U.K. keyboards, elsewhere you will get a # or 
something else.

 To get a � (U.K. Pound sign) hold down Alt and type 156, then release 
Alt. But don't expect it to stay as a pound sign if you send it by e-mail 
or post it in a newsgroup (it might, but it might not).

 Andy.