Thread: NZ Keyboards -vs- UK keyboards
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Old 21-04-2007, 01:32 AM
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Different keyboard layouts are tuned to different language requirements. There arent many differences between a UK and US (NZ) keyboard, with usually the @ and " symbols switched, and they have simply removed the pound (currency) symbol as it's not required. UK keyboards historically had 1 more key than US keyboards, to accomodate the extra key for the pound symbol. Other languages also had alternative keymaps to account for accents on letters etc. On a UK keyboard, the pound symbol is on the number 3, so the hash (#) had to be moved to another key.

If you're American, you're probably thinking the pound symbol is still on the number 3, as I believe you call a hash (#) a pound!

Anyway, I'm sure I've bored you enough. Moggy is right, just change the keymap settings on your computer and the keyboard will operate like a UK one.
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