That is really strange. I just tried it again in word 2003. I press alt control E and jaws says euro. And I went into the symbols dialog and found the euro symbol and looked at the keyboard shortcut for it and is alt control e. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 1:13 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: The Euro Sign. When I try control alt e, it gives me é (e with an acute accent over it). Barry Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:15 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: The Euro Sign. >I don't know if this is useful to anyone, but in word I can use control alt > E to insert a euro. > If I am on the web and wanted to insert it into a form field, you can use > the alt key code. > Press and hold down the alt key and type 0128 on the numpad (turn the > numlock on) > Jaws read the euro after I tried it in word and on the web. > Debbie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Holmes" <steve.holmes5@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:08 AM > Subject: [jaws-uk] The Euro Sign. > > >>I write to ask if when writing we have shift plus 3 for a pound sign and >>shift plus 4 to make a dollar sign. But how do you write the sign for >>Euro. Also, when recently looking at some online news articles when Jaws >>reached the Euro sign the speech refused to recognise it. Might this just >>be the way the article was written or, as yet have the development guys at >>Freedom Scientific not heard of the Euro? >> Steve >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1591 (20060610) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 1.1592 (20060611) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq