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English
The Euro symbol
If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International, United
Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout, you can
type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
Note for US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you
first set up Windows. For the Euro symbol to work, the keyboard
layout has to be set to United States-International.
To verify the keyboard type in Windows
®
XP, follow the steps below:
1
Click on Start, Control Panel.
2
Double-click on Regional and Language Options.
3
Click on the Language tab and click on Details.
4
Verify that the keyboard layout used for "English (United States)"
is set to United States-International.
If not, select and click on ADD; then select United States-
International and click on OK.
5
Click on OK.
To type the Euro symbol:
1
Locate the Euro symbol on your number five key.
2
Open a text editor or word processor.
3
Hold <Alt Gr> and press the Euro symbol.
Note: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol.
Please refer to www.microsoft.com/typography/faq/faq12.htm for
more information.
