Hash key - anyone?

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Hash key - anyone?

Hi
This may seem daft but I can't find a hash key anywhere on my Macbook - not even in special characters. As these are often used in passwords it would be useful to have it.
Can anyone help please?

AJ

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 3:43 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 16, 2011 4:14 AM in response to Jardange

Alt+3

For future reference, these are shown on Keyboard viewer (not in special characters) along with diacritical marks, ©,™, et al.

System preferences > Keyboard > tick "show keyboard and character viewer in menu bar". Select Keyboard viewer, hold down the alt key and you'll see all the various characters. Shift+alt will show more.

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Answer 2

Barney-15E

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Feb 16, 2011 4:17 AM in response to Jardange

Ok, I'm guessing # is what you mean by hash key?

If so, it's referred to as the number or pound key on a us keyboard and is shift-3. But, since that is likely £ for you, try opt-3 as that gives us £ on a US keyboard.

You can enable the keyboard viewer by opening Language and Text System Preferences, Input Sources, and check the Keyboard & Character Viewer. Then, check the show input menu in menu bar. Select Keyboard viewer from the menu. Now, hold down different combinations of modifier keys and the keyboard viewer will show what keys produce various characters.

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