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Pound key11/11/2023 ![]() The pound key is a multi-functional button that allows you to perform various actions on your phone. But what is its purpose and how does it work? It’s often referred to as the pound key or the number sign. Click on “Input Sources” in the left column and then view/change the shortcut in the righthand side of the window.Have you ever wondered about the pound key on your cellphone or telephone? You know, that little button with the # symbol on it.To see the current shortcut (and change it if desired): The shortcut to changing keyboards on a Mac is user-definable. Click on this to select a different installed keyboard. On a Mac, you can probably see a flag on the top line of the screen, indicating the keyboard in use. You can also change keyboards with the Windows key and space. If you click on this though, you can see the current selection and, if desired, click on the other one. However, it doesn’t tell you the difference between English (UK) and English (US). If you see the characters “ENG” near the bottom right of your screen, this indicates that you have an English keyboard loaded. It doesn’t give any feedback: it just switches the keyboard. On a Windows computer, this combination is the lefthand “alt” key with the “shift” key. The answer is probably that you have accidentally issued a shortcut that instructs the system to change the current keyboard layout. Mac – click on the flag on the top row to change keyboards It doesn’t do it every time you start up (so you don’t need to re-select it as the default keyboard). Now, the question my clients ask me from time to time is “why has my £ sign just started typing a # sign”. Windows 10 – click the Windows key and the spacebar to be offered choice of keyboards (then step through choices with spacebar)īut how does it suddenly change between pounds and hashes? Click on the (newly added) desired keyboard in the left hand column.If you don’t see the keyboard you want in the left column, click on the “+” and then select the desired keyboard to add it. ![]()
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