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    How do I produce the Euro sign from my keyboard?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by townfries, Oct 31, 2012.

  1. townfries

    townfries Notebook Consultant

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    I got my keyboard replaced today and noticed that the new keyboard has the Euro sign beside the "5". I think this keyboard is the international version. But anyway, how do I type it out? I have tried ALT, CRTL, FN, and SHIFT on both signs of the keyboard and was still unable to produce that sign.
     
    townfries, Oct 31, 2012
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  2. Trelawney

    Trelawney Notebook Guru

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    Try Ctrl+Alt+5 (on my Lenovo laptop it's Ctrl+Alt+4 as it's printed on the 4 key).

    Also under Windows --> Region and Language settings --> Keyboard and Languages --> Change Keyboard - check you are using a European Keyboard (mine is United Kingdom).

    Cheers

    Trelawney
     
    Trelawney, Nov 1, 2012
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  3. bouddha

    bouddha Notebook Geek

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    Alt Gr + E
     
    bouddha, Nov 1, 2012
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    mbriody Notebook Enthusiast

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    Related question. How can I get the £ UK pound sign?

    At work I can use the number pad and the sequence shown in character map i.e. ALT-0163 but I can't get that to work on my M11x.
     
    mbriody, Nov 23, 2012
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  5. Bajams

    Bajams Newbie

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    Hello My Friend,
    Even though the euro symbol is shown on the 5 key...
    try altGr+4
    This should give you the €
    Dont have to worry so much as to why then is the € shown at the lower-right-side of the 5 key.... ;)

    good luck mate.
     
    Bajams, Jun 30, 2015
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    There's always the option to use the character map.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 1, 2015
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  7. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Might need to use Fn as well on a laptop; Fn+Alt+0163 -> £. For Euro that would be Fn+Alt+0128 -> €. Is dependant on currently active font and not all fonts have currency symbol at that location, though most will (see Character Map for that).

    If the key-combos get annoying after a while; try SharpKeys and designate a disused key to £/€ instead. For instance, have is set for the Menu key to return * (asterisk) instead.
     
    t456, Jul 1, 2015
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