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Pound signs and others

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ninathenana Thu 10-Sept-15 00:12:15

Why do I get a question mark when I type a pound sign ? It's not just me, someone else had trouble on a thread I was reading. It's happening with other symbols and letters with an accent over.

Charleygirl Fri 11-Sept-15 17:44:27

At last I can now rest and sleep peacefully tonight- thank you.

Ana Fri 11-Sept-15 17:51:54

Caf??

Ana Fri 11-Sept-15 17:52:16

I can't! sad

Ana Fri 11-Sept-15 17:54:58

You didn't need to test the question marks, Charleygirl - they're the ones that have been appearing uninvited all over the place! grin

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 11-Sept-15 18:33:45

What does 'caf' mean Ana? confused

Ana Fri 11-Sept-15 18:42:17

It was supposed to be cafe but with an acute accent over the 'e'.

As I said earlier, of course we can live without accents, but we used to be able to use them!

TriciaF Fri 11-Sept-15 18:48:48

Trying again, with a french keyboard:
£££ ??? ??????
ie: 3 pounds, 3 questions, 3 e acutes
The preview shows the pounds are ok but e acutes come out as questions.

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 11-Sept-15 19:17:53

Oh right. I don't know where accents are on my keyboard or on mini ipad. I've never used one. Not even in real life.

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 11-Sept-15 19:19:54

The question marks and pound signs seem to be alright now. ??? £££

We could let them off the other thingies.

Ana Fri 11-Sept-15 19:22:47

There was never anything wrong with the question marks...hmm

jinglbellsfrocks Fri 11-Sept-15 19:34:06

Totally confused now anyway. grin

ninathenana Fri 11-Sept-15 23:36:49

Sorry but I just have to.. ...£ ?? $ ?? ??

ninathenana Fri 11-Sept-15 23:40:29

Euros accented 'e' accented 'a' Techs 'must try harder' grin

jings on my Kindle and phone if you keep your finger on the letter it gives you a range of options