It does, but on some you use the function key (fn), there is the number keypad embedded on the keyboard. The Fn key has white print on it and if you look at the front of the keys, there are little white numbers on them.

Next to the fn key on most laptops is the Alt key, hold this down as well as the fn key and then press 0163. The £ is an ASCII symbol a relic from the days of MsDos.

££££££££££££ £Â£Â£


ok, I'm cheating I have a £ key!

but I am now wondering why I don't have a num lock on the lap top, just as Mandy is...never even looked on this keyboard before.

I haven't tried but isn't there a way of saving a short cut key, or is that only in word? I used to do it with greek symbols.

Technophobe moi.

I need to copy and paste these, it's so frustrating when I have to write "pounds."

press alt (on left) and 156 in succession on right numeric keyboard see now if it works

I keep tryin but it does'nee work

I just type GBP 123.45

ho hum

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what the? that doesn't look like the pound sign

Holding Alt & pressing 0163 works on our Windows laptops. Hopefully it should work on yours too. If it's a Mac, maybe this'll help?

Cheers for the tip.

Me too! Both my laptop and my desktop pc are from the UK, so..... ££££££££££££ £Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£ ££££££££££££ £Â£Â£Â£Â£

I reset my machine to us UK English as the default language. You do this in the Control Panel. I get a £ by hitting the hash key (ie shift3). The reset also reversed the " and @.

That wasn't a tip as in "if you type GBP 123.45 it will automatically turn into a pound sign", it was just saying that I used the letters GBP instead of a pound sign.

Of course, my advice only works if you're talking about GBP 123.45. If you need to type a different amount, my advice is no good. The GBP bit will still work, of course, but you'll need to figure out your own numbers.

Hope this helps!

There's a way you can type it in too™ This might help those who can't get the Alt key method working and can remember bîzarre but short strings of seemingly random characters and numbers €

Simply type the following anywhere in your mesage (with all spaces removed):

& # 1 6 3 ;

And bingo: £