Why are pound signs not printing correctly?

Summary

This article explains why your Pound signs may not be printing correctly and how to resolve the issues.

More Information

If you find that Pound signs (£) sometimes do not print correctly on an old printer

A dot matrix printer

Then the most common solution is to check the "Default Print Device" setting of the relevant "Print Record".

Method

• Press <Alt+P> while inside any platinum program.
• Press <Ctrl+F1> to open the " Printer Record Search" window.
• Press [Search] then select the print record not displaying (£) properly from the list and press [Edit] or press <F5>.
• On the " Print Record Properties" window, select the [Device] tab.
• If the "Default Print Device" does not begin with a three letter code followed by a colon (e.g. 'WIN:' or 'WND:') then you may find that inserting 'DOS:' (without the quotes) in front of the current "Print Device" entry will solve your Pound sign printing woes.

See also

• How do I print to the Windows Default Printer?
• How do I Setup a New Printer?

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Keywords AND Misspellings

pound sign, output, print

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