Computers for Dummies

[warpaint]

Okay, here's my question.

I have often noticed that posters from across the pond, use a key to denote pounds instead of dollars. Now, I kinda had that one figured out, that the keyboards in the UK were designed for that purpose, but today, I saw someone use both. I have searched hi and lo on my keyboard to no avail.

I guess it was more of a statement than a question.

 

[Bullbuyer]

Always with the tough questions -ask something easy !! Now I'm wondering about it too....

 

[cmjust0]

You mean like doing £ and then $??

Copy/Paste.

 

[warpaint]

You mean like doing £ and then $??

Copy/Paste.

Now you're wantin me to larn copy/paste?
I just figgered out how to turn this thang on, bout a year ago! ;-)

 

[flaboy-]

Hey warpaint, it ain't no mystery. We sell systems over in the UK and we just buy QWERTY UK keyboards. It has the dollar and pound signs on it. ;-)

 

[dun]

Hey warpaint, it ain't no mystery. We sell systems over in the UK and we just buy QWERTY UK keyboards. It has the dollar and pound signs on it. ;-)

Since you mentioned the QWERTY keyboards, did you ever try that Dvorak keyboard?

dun

 

[dj]

warpaint if have "Word" you can get different symbols from the command bar by clicking insert then symbols pick the one you want copy and paste from word.
₤ ^©§¿ = symbols
ªēē = Latin
ΏΣΦΨ= Greek
טשמע= Hebrew
≤≈∆√≡ = mathematical operators
☻♠♪♂ = miscellaneous dingbats
course I don't have a clue as to what they mean
I just knew where they are at

 

[warpaint]

Alright, now my mind is really reelin!
Qwerty, Dvorak, Latin
Who are these guys?
And another mention of this copy/paste monster!

 

[dixie_farmer]

This will explain it.
http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm

Hold the ALT key while typing some numbers, it makes a bunch of different foreign characters. Try it

Hold the ALT key, and type in the numbers 0163
£

Cool!

 

[flaboy-]

Hey warpaint, it ain't no mystery. We sell systems over in the UK and we just buy QWERTY UK keyboards. It has the dollar and pound signs on it. ;-)

Since you mentioned the QWERTY keyboards, did you ever try that Dvorak keyboard?

dun

Never heard of it Dun till I looked it up. Boy that layout would really screw me up.

Warpaint, we just try'in to edumacate you. :lol:

 

[warpaint]

Hey warpaint, it ain't no mystery. We sell systems over in the UK and we just buy QWERTY UK keyboards. It has the dollar and pound signs on it. ;-)

Since you mentioned the QWERTY keyboards, did you ever try that Dvorak keyboard?

dun

Never heard of it Dun till I looked it up. Boy that layout would really screw me up.

Warpaint, we just try'in to edumacate you. :lol:

All efforts greatly appreciated.
In vain, but appreciated, just the same. ;-)

 

[cmjust0]

Alt+0163=£

-- it worked! Cool!

It's pretty sad that I didn't know that, given that I develop software for a living.. I bet 95% of the people I work with don't know it either, though!

I'm just going to stick that little trick to the roof of my brain for now... One of these days I'll use it to make a co-worker feel stupid. "You mean you didn't know that? Jeez... :roll: "

:lol: :lol:

 

[warpaint]

Whew, now we cleared that up, can anybody tell me what the exchange is for a pound into dollars? HMMMMM

 

[Crowderfarms]

Whew, now we cleared that up, can anybody tell me what the exchange is for a pound into dollars? HMMMMM

My calves brought about 1.15 a pound. Did that answer you question? 550 lbs.= $632.50.

 

[warpaint]

Whew, now we cleared that up, can anybody tell me what the exchange is for a pound into dollars? HMMMMM

My calves brought about 1.15 a pound. Did that answer you question? 550 lbs.= $632.50.

Thanks, Bubba. :roll:

 

[perda04]

1.00 USD
United States Dollars = 0.525106 GBP
United Kingdom Pounds
1 USD = 0.525106 GBP 1 GBP = 1.90438 USD

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

 

[dun]

Never heard of it Dun till I looked it up. Boy that layout would really screw me up.

Seems like it was probably 20 years ago or so (I don;t have a good grasp on how long ago things happened), that was going to be the solution to all of the typing problems in the world. I only know of a half dozen people that spent the time to go through with the learning process and they went back to QWERTY because it was easier and faster for them.

dun

 

[chrisy]

I have a QWERTY keyboard and the £ is above the 3 and the $ is above the 4, don't need to use any other keys but the shift to get them both.

exchange rate today is £1 = $1.9 very high exchange rate makes everything almost half price to us.

 

[dun]

I have a QWERTY keyboard and the £ is above the 3 and the $ is above the 4, don't need to use any other keys but the shift to get them both.

exchange rate today is £1 = $1.9 very high exchange rate makes everything almost half price to us.

I thought the pound was out and th euro was in.

dun

 

[chrisy]

I have a QWERTY keyboard and the £ is above the 3 and the $ is above the 4, don't need to use any other keys but the shift to get them both.

exchange rate today is £1 = $1.9 very high exchange rate makes everything almost half price to us.

I thought the pound was out and th euro was in.

dun

not in England we have kept our identity and we will not go over to Euro, those that have wished they hadn't and there is talk of reverting back, as there economy has droped considerably since the change. The richer countries such as Germany and France are carrying the poorer countries such a Italy and Greese, and they don't like it. England is to a certain amount as we are in the EU. but because of our currency being different we don't share the same dividends.