UK iMac Keyboard . . . . Hash Key?

Morning folks.
If from the title you havent realised, Im from the UK.
A little over a year ago I purchased a 12inch ibook g4 and im loving it. now its time for me to turn my PC into a door stop (no really!). I waste far to much time on windows playing games I cant play on a mac.
How ever when I ordered my iBook impretty sure I selected a UK keyboard and when I got it it didnt have a Hash key (#). This is kind of a tricky objective to over come when your a web designer and programmer. How ever I manage, some how.
Can anyone confirm for me if a Ukmac with this option: "Keyboard & Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X" comes with a hash key.
Many thanks
Adam
ibook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

828/3274
Hi Adam,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
The UK layout has the £ sign where the US has #.
To get the # with your UK layout, type option+3.
To get the £ with a US layout, type option+3.
If you ordered a UK iBook, as opposed to an International iBook, then you rightly got the £ model.
Tip:
In System Preferences > International > Input Menu,
you can enable any layout that you would wish to use. Enable the input menu in the menubar too, and the keyboard viewer/character palette, a very handy small flag to have in your status bar.
Enjoy your Mac!
Axl

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