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New Keyboard Euro symbol

  • 29-07-2013 04:33PM
    #1
    Condatis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭


    I have had to change the keyboard on an iMac and can not locate the euro symbol. The keypad that I bought is a Microsoft wireless version.

    While there is a euro graphic on the keypad for the number 4; used with shift that key gives a quotation mark. There are three symbols on that key – 4, $ and euro. Shift + 4 gives me $ but I can't find the combination for euro.

    The keys available are – Shift, Ctrl, Alt and Alt Gr. There is another key with four squares bunched together and a further one with a symbol which I can't quite make out – it could be an icon for a printer or for a monitor.

    I have to use Shift + 2 to get @ when the symbol on the key indicates ". So the Shift usage for " and @ are reversed.

    I assume that there is some other solution to produce the euro symbol but I can't find it.

    I bought the keyboard last week in PC World and it is marked compatible for my version of the Mac OS – there is no manual.

    Advice would be appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Alt-2


  • #3
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,740 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    Keyboard is set to American going by the @ and " being the wrong way around - change it to UK Extended. Then Alt-Gr 4 should be Euro. On the phone here so I'll let you Google how to change the keyboard layout.

    Edit - my bad, this is mac forum - this may or may not work but would work on Windows. I have no idea what way Macs handle the euro symbol.


  • #4
    brightspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭brightspark


    Not sure how it works with your mac, but on normal pcs its AltGr 4


  • #5
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Sounds like you have a US keyboard layout enabled.

    Go to System Preferences>Keyboard and click <Keyboard>. Tick the box labelled "Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar" and see what you have when click on the keyboard & character layouts on the right menu-bar.

    You might also want to check <Modifier Keys...> under System Preferences>Keyboard and click <Keyboard>


  • #6
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    brightspark wrote: »
    ... on normal pcs ...
    ain't no sucha thing dude :)


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  • #7
    Condatis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Condatis


    It turns out to be Alt with 2.

    It's a bit of a nuisance when moving between Apple and Windows.

    I appreciate the contributions.


  • #8
    7upfree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭7upfree


    Condatis wrote: »
    It turns out to be Alt with 2.

    It's a bit of a nuisance when moving between Apple and Windows.

    I appreciate the contributions.

    No different to Word 2010. You used to be able to use ctrl+alt+4 to get the Euro symbol. now it's insert/symbol (choose symbol).


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