Euro symbol in powerpoint

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Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro symbol to presentations? The best work around I have found is to cut and past from an excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.
 
Bob said:
Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro symbol
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to presentations? The best work around I have found is to cut and past from
an excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.

Have you tried Insert/Symbol? I have a Euro symbol in the [normal text]
option in PPT 2000 when doing so. It's 4 rows down, 13 across. (That's with
Arial or Times New Roman set as the font on my master slide. So if you don't
see it in [normal text], try selecting Arial or TNR --or Verdana or Palatino
or basically any text font -- in the font dropdown when you go to
Insert/Symbol.)

In PPT 2003 selecting TNR in the Insert/Symbol font dropdown, there's a Euro
symbol way down near the bottom of all the various symbols. It's about 20
rows from the bottom here. Same with many others of the text fonts.

Unfortunately, I can't find the ASCII code for it.
 
On my keyboard (UK- English) I can press and hold the Alt-Gr key, then press the number four key along the top row.

This gives me the Euro (?) symbol.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro symbol to presentations? The best work around I
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have found is to cut and past from an excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.
 
I don't know if this is a universal thing but all my keyboards have the euro
symbol on the 4 key alongside the dollar sign. Accessed by AltGr + 4 (I knew
there must be a reason for AltGr).
I know there is a download on the Windows update site for Euro symbol
support and not all fonts have the symbol, so Arial and Times New Roman (as
Echo suggests) are safest bets.

Echo S said:
Bob said:
Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro
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symbol
to presentations? The best work around I have found is to cut and past from
an excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.

Have you tried Insert/Symbol? I have a Euro symbol in the [normal text]
option in PPT 2000 when doing so. It's 4 rows down, 13 across. (That's with
Arial or Times New Roman set as the font on my master slide. So if you don't
see it in [normal text], try selecting Arial or TNR --or Verdana or Palatino
or basically any text font -- in the font dropdown when you go to
Insert/Symbol.)

In PPT 2003 selecting TNR in the Insert/Symbol font dropdown, there's a Euro
symbol way down near the bottom of all the various symbols. It's about 20
rows from the bottom here. Same with many others of the text fonts.

Unfortunately, I can't find the ASCII code for it.
Click to expand...
 
I don't know if this is a universal thing but all my keyboards have the
euro
symbol on the 4 key alongside the dollar sign. Accessed by AltGr + 4 (I knew
there must be a reason for AltGr).
I know there is a download on the Windows update site for Euro symbol
support and not all fonts have the symbol, so Arial and Times New Roman (as
Echo suggests) are safest bets.
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On German KeyBoards it's AltGr+E. But you can also use Alt+0128, if your
font has the Euro symbol.

Regards from Germany,
Ute
 
I don't know if this is a universal thing but all my keyboards have the euro
symbol on the 4 key alongside the dollar sign.
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Common in Euro(pe)-land I'd guess, but I've never seen that on a keyboard here.
there must be a reason for AltGr).
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Maybe that's why we don't get the Euro symbol on our keyboards.
We don't have AltGr either.

Humorous note: Search for Euro in PPT 2002 (aka XP, you'll recall) Help and it
tells you how to use CharMap in Windoes 2000, ME, and 98 to find the cents,
pounds, yen, and several other characters. Not a mention in the referenced
article about Win XP or Euro symbols.

They solved that little problem in PPT 2003 help by removing any reference to
Euro whatever.

Who's for Anti-Progress?

FWIW, in PPT 2003, Arial text, Win2000, Alt+0128 gives me a Euro symbol.
Seems to work with most of the other fonts on the system as well.

Same deal under PPT 2000, WinXP/Home.



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What is Alt-Gr? Okay, I know what Alt is, but what does
Gr refer to? Thanks!
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On my keyboard (UK- English) I can press and hold the
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Alt-Gr key, then press the number four key along the top
row.
This gives me the Euro (?) symbol.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
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add the euro symbol to presentations? The best work
around I
have found is to cut and past from an excel file, but
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there must be a better way to add the symbol.
 
This will tell you how to do it. http://tinyurl.com/2evct

Here it is in simpler terms Alt+0128 € on your keyboard will insert it for you

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Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro symbol to
presentations? The best work around I have found is to cut and past from an
excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.
 
So how did you all know that 0128 is the ALT code for the Euro symbol? I
never have any luck finding those ASCII codes on the 'Net, and in PPT 2003,
it was reported as a Unicode [hex] thing, not ASCII...

Yes, I do see that that's listed in the kb article (MSKB article 188081)
Michael pointed to, but I never would think to look in the MSKB for *most*
Alt codes.

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Michael Koerner said:
This will tell you how to do it. http://tinyurl.com/2evct

Here it is in simpler terms Alt+0128 € on your keyboard will insert it
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for you
 
My granddaughter, shortly after € came into being, phoned me one evening
forgetting the time difference between Vancouver and Ottawa around 10:30 pm.
Telling me she needed it for some sort of homework project at school the next
day. I just used Google with "Alt+codes" displayed. this produced a large
number of choices. and for some reason has stuck in my mind.


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So how did you all know that 0128 is the ALT code for the Euro symbol? I
never have any luck finding those ASCII codes on the 'Net, and in PPT 2003,
it was reported as a Unicode [hex] thing, not ASCII...

Yes, I do see that that's listed in the kb article (MSKB article 188081)
Michael pointed to, but I never would think to look in the MSKB for *most*
Alt codes.

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http://www.echosvoice.com

Michael Koerner said:
This will tell you how to do it. http://tinyurl.com/2evct

Here it is in simpler terms Alt+0128 € on your keyboard will insert it
Click to expand...
for you
 
It's perhaps a non-USA keyboard thing.

In the UK the keyboard for the last few years all have an

ALT key on the left of the space bar
and an Alt-Gr key to the right of the space bar.

I've never been able to get either key to work differently to the other, but Alt-Gr and 4 gets me the Euro symbol.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
 
So how did you all know that 0128 is the ALT code for the Euro symbol? I
never have any luck finding those ASCII codes on the 'Net, and in PPT 2003,
it was reported as a Unicode [hex] thing, not ASCII...
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Echo,

if you choose "Insert | Symbol" in Powerpoint and choose "Normal text" as
the font, you get a small triangle arrow to the right of the "Unicode (hex)"
where you can change to "ASCII (decimal)". In the box left of it you see the
number of the symbol you choose in the table above. It works best, if you
use it as a 4-number-digit (with leading zeros, if nessecary) in combination
with the Alt-key.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
So how did you all know that 0128 is the ALT code for the Euro symbol? I
never have any luck finding those ASCII codes on the 'Net, and in PPT 2003,
it was reported as a Unicode [hex] thing, not ASCII...
Click to expand...

In PPT 2003, the Insert Symbol d'log shows you the Character code: xxx when you
click on the symbol you're after. You just need to change the "from:" dropdown
to "ASCII (decimal)" if it's not there already.

It doesn't do this in 2000 and CharMap does its level best to make it hard on
you but

Start CharMap
Put a check next to Advanced View
<rant>
(Funny that you should have to toggle into advanced view to do the one thing
... the one steenking thing ... that any non-geek human lifeform would ever use
CharMap for, eh? No? No, I suppose it isn't funny. Pathetic really.)
</rant>
Choose Windows Western for the Character Set
Click the character you want and note that it tells you everything you'd need
to know except the one thing you NEED to know in the tooltip text ... what? Oh
right. Rant's over. But look in the lower right corner. Keystroke combo's
right there.

Now. For a substantial sum of money, I will consider selling you the videos of
me trying to work out how to enter Alt+key combos on one of several laptops.
<g>

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AltGr?

You mash that down when the problem locks up, the regular Alt key won't do
anything at all and you're really MAD. Alt+Grrrrrrrrrrrr

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Ute Simon said:
if you choose "Insert | Symbol" in Powerpoint and choose "Normal text" as
the font, you get a small triangle arrow to the right of the "Unicode (hex)"
where you can change to "ASCII (decimal)". In the box left of it you see the
number of the symbol you choose in the table above. It works best, if you
use it as a 4-number-digit (with leading zeros, if nessecary) in combination
with the Alt-key.
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Well, ftzzzz. I wonder why the heck that didn't work for me last week? I
know I tried changing that Unicode [hex] to ASCII, but it wasn't giving me
any kind of Alt code then. It does today, of course. <g>

Thanks for the specific instructions, Ute. I obviously missed *something*
when I was messing with this!

Echo
 
Steve Rindsberg said:
So how did you all know that 0128 is the ALT code for the Euro symbol? I
never have any luck finding those ASCII codes on the 'Net, and in PPT 2003,
it was reported as a Unicode [hex] thing, not ASCII...
Click to expand...

In PPT 2003, the Insert Symbol d'log shows you the Character code: xxx when you
click on the symbol you're after. You just need to change the "from:" dropdown
to "ASCII (decimal)" if it's not there already.

It doesn't do this in 2000 and CharMap does its level best to make it hard on
you but
Click to expand...

LOL@ your rant
Now. For a substantial sum of money, I will consider selling you the videos of
me trying to work out how to enter Alt+key combos on one of several laptops.
<g>
Click to expand...

I might just be willing to *pay* that substantial sum for that kind of
entertainment. <G>

Echo
 
Bob said:
Is there a add in or other tool that will allow you to add the euro symbol
Click to expand...
to presentations? The best work around I have found is to cut and past from
an excel file, but there must be a better way to add the symbol.

Have you tried Insert/Symbol? I have a Euro symbol in the [normal text]
option in PPT 2000 when doing so. It's 4 rows down, 13 across. (That's with
Arial or Times New Roman set as the font on my master slide. So if you don't
see it in [normal text], try selecting Arial or TNR --or Verdana or Palatino
or basically any text font -- in the font dropdown when you go to
Insert/Symbol.)

In PPT 2003 selecting TNR in the Insert/Symbol font dropdown, there's a Euro
symbol way down near the bottom of all the various symbols. It's about 20
rows from the bottom here. Same with many others of the text fonts.

Unfortunately, I can't find the ASCII code for it.
Click to expand...

On Google PowerPoint that doesn't work
 
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