To answer a non-genealogical question: asked by Felicia. who just saved me the trouble of asking her to address a reply on HUNT & BYRD Pound sign= "£" Hold down the alt key and with the other hand punch in +156 on the numbers pad with the numlock ON.= "£". © Sandy Lubbock Thats with a DOS based PC. I don't know how to do it with a MAC.