What ever happened to the cent symbol?
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CallMeKate
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OldFeller
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I don't see the cents in discussing it's disappearance.
I didn't even miss it.
Here's a question:
Why does the dollar sign precede the amount while the cent sign always followed the amount?
I didn't even miss it.
Here's a question:
Why does the dollar sign precede the amount while the cent sign always followed the amount?
That's the one. I was aware of alt 0162 but that's just as many key strokes as cents, I want my life to be easier!
Maybe because dollars are left of the decimal point and cents to the right of it?
jimintoronto
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In some other parts of the world, the dollar sign is after the amount, such as 3.99 $. In Canada it can be either way, with many in Quebec using the European style which looks like this 17.89 $. Given that Canada stopped making one cent coins at least 20 years ago, the cent symbol is no longer used here. JimB.
Flarbalard
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I'm on a Mac mini with a pc keyboard. I found it at alt 4
OldFeller
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There. That's not too hard to remember is it? I think I forgot the code the minute I closed my browser
OldFeller
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Then there's the always popular Character Map where you can visually look for your symbol, copy it to clipboard and paste into document.
That didn't include too many steps now did it?
That didn't include too many steps now did it?
Paladin1950
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¢ I remember when a newspaper was 7¢.
Don M.
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Pennies are increasingly becoming worthless....their Only value is the copper. It already costs well over 2 cents to mint one.....and the annual inflation only decreases their value. Far better, IMO, to quit minting them, and just adjust the prices up to the next nickel....and eventually the dime, or quarter.
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alt 0162 does not work on my keyboard @CallMeKate. What am I doing wrong? I needed the cents sign three times recently.
OldFeller
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What computer are you trying it on?
It works in MS Word on a Dell computer with Windows 10.
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I had to press Numeric Lock. I got it then, as you see above.
OldFeller
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I have a work computer at home that shuts off Numlock whenever it reboots. So when I try to login back in it rejects my alpha-numeric password because of that.
The old "Numlock disabled trick"
CallMeKate
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Not sure, @Pepper . Num lock on? (Not sure if that matters... I am SO not tech savvy.) And the alt needs to be held down while typing the numbers. I'm sure others here will be much more helpful. [Edit] OOOPS scratch that.... I see @OldFeller already answered. I need coffee.
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jujube
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Didn't Canada get rid of their cents?
Yes.
Mitch86
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No one uses currency anymore. Cents are just part of the amount transferred on credit cards or checks.
jujube
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When we lived in Turkey, I came across this tiny little coin, maybe 1/4 of an inch wide, that was worth 1/10 of a Kurus (at one time, kurus were 625 to the U S. Dollar) but at the time they were 18 to the dollar.
I asked what they were used for and was told "only in banking transfers, to settle percentages".
I asked what they were used for and was told "only in banking transfers, to settle percentages".