Hi Phyllis, Thank you for the instructions on how to make the £ sign. The is really cool! Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: <General367@aol.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol for Making the English Pound Sign Hello Fellow Listers: In recent posts several of you have had to write Inventory 237.17.5 (like this) or 60 [pounds] (like this). I want to share with you how to make this sign £ for the English and early New World currency pound sign. I think you will enjoy using this. Some years ago, Charles M. Cook, a fellow Hageman, Hegeman genealogist, shared with me how to make the English Pound Sign using the Numeric Key pad to the right of the key board. To do so hold down the Alt key beside the space bar and type 0163 at the same time and you will get £. Can someone tell me the answer to this? In 237.17.5 - the 237 would obviously be (pounds) £237, but does the 17, then, stand for shillings and 5 for farthings? Phyllis Patton ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
RE: Symbols alt 0163 is £ Alt 0156 is œ Alt 0140 is Œ Alt 0128 is € Alt 0176 is ° I'm not sure what a couple of these are, but I have accidentally found them while playing with the keyboard:<) Peggie in balmy Oregon-sending some heat back to the eastern states-locally that means anywhere east of the Snake River!!!!!!!! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 3:33 PM
Well, here in the capitol of Kentucky, we got snow all afternoon. The ground was almost covered but melted quickly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggie Longwell" <peggielott@peoplepc.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:00 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol > RE: Symbols > alt 0163 is £ > Alt 0156 is œ > Alt 0140 is Œ > Alt 0128 is € > Alt 0176 is ° > > > I'm not sure what a couple of these are, but I have accidentally found > them while playing with the keyboard:<) > > Peggie in balmy Oregon-sending some heat back to the eastern > states-locally that means anywhere east of the Snake River!!!!!!!! > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 > 3:33 PM > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
How do you do this? I frequently need the pound symbol and don't know how to do this without actually going into Character Map. Jackie -----Original Message----- From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peggie Longwell Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:00 PM To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol RE: Symbols alt 0163 is £ Alt 0156 is œ Alt 0140 is Œ Alt 0128 is € Alt 0176 is ° I'm not sure what a couple of these are, but I have accidentally found them while playing with the keyboard:<) Peggie in balmy Oregon-sending some heat back to the eastern states-locally that means anywhere east of the Snake River!!!!!!!! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 3:33 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Don't forget that in colonial America (and in independent America until almost the Civil War) the British units of value -- pounds, shillings, and pence -- were not the same as in Britain, and even varied from colony to colony and state to state. Hugh MacDougall, Cooperstown, NY
On my keypad, the sign for pounds is Alt 156. Num lock must be on to make it happen. -----Original Message----- From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Leslie B. Potter Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 4:06 PM To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol for Making the English Pound Sign Hi Phyllis, Thank you for the instructions on how to make the £ sign. The is really cool! Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: <General367@aol.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol for Making the English Pound Sign Hello Fellow Listers: In recent posts several of you have had to write Inventory 237.17.5 (like this) or 60 [pounds] (like this). I want to share with you how to make this sign £ for the English and early New World currency pound sign. I think you will enjoy using this. Some years ago, Charles M. Cook, a fellow Hageman, Hegeman genealogist, shared with me how to make the English Pound Sign using the Numeric Key pad to the right of the key board. To do so hold down the Alt key beside the space bar and type 0163 at the same time and you will get £. Can someone tell me the answer to this? In 237.17.5 - the 237 would obviously be (pounds) £237, but does the 17, then, stand for shillings and 5 for farthings? Phyllis Patton ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message