Hashtag and euro symbols? Alt 3 and 2 don't work

Should be alt+2 for € and alt+3 for #. If that's not what you're getting, go to

System Preferences > Language and Text > Input Sources tab.

Top of the left column, tick (check) "Keyboard and Character Viewer", Bottom of window next to search field, tick "Show input menu in menu bar"

System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard tab; tick "show keyboard and character viewers in menu bar"

Open Keyboard Viewer and hold down alt to find the symbols.

Some may need shift+alt.

If they're not where they should be, check the right keyboard is selected in Language and Text > Input Sources.

< Note that these instructions are for Snow Leopard - I see no reason why Lion should be different, but I'm sure someone will chip in if it is >

Will Martyn wrote:

I can get lots of other symbols using the alt keys so I know they are working, e.g. ¡∞§¶•ªº, but not the hashtag and euro.

Do you really get nothing at all for alt + 2 and alt + 3? If not, what?

On mine alt+4 = ¢ (which I think is cents?). Maybe the new keyboards have re-allocated some.

Anyway if just three keys don't work with the modifier but do work for normal typing, it would seem to be a software issue.

USB or Bluetooth keyboard?

And, as a matter of interest, do shift+alt+2 etc work? (™ ‹ › )

Glad you got it.

I've been out all day so wasn't able to follow up, but I doubt I'd have got it anyway.