In article ,
Ian Jelf wrote:
> In message <4v4124lqe0uc46h2qmnvhdhjvlh0mam5je@4ax.com>, James Hogg
> writes
> >Hold down the Alt key and press 0251 on the numerical keypad.
> >The codes are listed here:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1252
> Brilliant. I've wondered (vaguely!) how to do that on Usenet for
> years!
> Sp, if I press "alt" 0163 does that mean that everyone, everywhere in
> the world would see the post as the pound sign? No more having to
> write "GPB"?
> I'll try it: £ !
Just pressing £ (shift-3) would do just as well. It would do just as badly too
- ie it would work some places and not others - no matter what you saw at your
end. GBP is the only correct option.
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John |