Can't get to the Euro symbol on keyboard

[bellbram]

It's not often I need to use the Euro symbol (€), but it's irritating to have to go to Character Palette > Symbols and drag the beast to the document when the Euro symbol is shown on my keyboard, adjacent to the @ symbol over the 2 key.

I've tried using different European keyboards and holding down the 'alt' and upper-case key, but all I get on hitting the 2 key is ™.

I doubt you chaps across the pond have much use for Euros, but we poor Brits sometimes need it in financial jiggery with the rest of Europe.

Anyone got the secret?  Come to that, anyone got any Euros

[Mayo]

On this side of the pond Shift+Option+2 is used to create a Euro sign.

Macintosh Accent Codes

[bellbram]

Thanks Mayo. Got it!   Very odd. Last time I tried that I got the Trade Mark symbol, but I guess I wasn't holding down the shift key properly. Thanks also for the link — very useful.  You'd think after all my years with Macs, I should have been able to suss it out for myself.    I'm just one of the old dogs who hasn't yet learned the old tricks!