No GBP sign on my laptop

[Leccy-Lee]

Just type "GBP" thats all i do, symbols are overated, ask Prince

[Jon&Candy]

I would say that it's best not to mess around with your language settings. It could end up being really confusing.

There is a great keyboard shortcut for getting the £ symbol:

• Hold down the left Alt key and type 0163.

It should work with all fonts and all keyboards. If you want more characters, go to:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map
Find the character you want, and on the bottom right corner of the window, it displays the keystroke you need to type.

[veronica]

think I will stick to cutting and pasting....

[chocolate cake]

Cutting and pasting here too, as the changed regional settings mentioned above haven't worked :-( that or GBP as Lee says which I've started to do as it's quicker.

[chocolate cake]

whoops tell a lie, that change has worked a delayed effect

[victoria24]

there isnt a "hash" key on my macbook, any ideas from the NZ helpdesk?

[JandM]

http://www.asciitable.com/

If you scroll to the bottom part of this page, you'll find the codes that will give you letters with accents on, as needed for writing in foreign languages. I often write in French, and I find using Alt and the ASCII code on the number-pad with Num Lock on is the quickest way for me (user-friendly to my brain).

[andrewp]

there isnt a "hash" key on my macbook, any ideas from the NZ helpdesk?

Get a real computer

or...
option-3 will get you £