How Can I Add Currency Symbol of My Country in Windows?

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Generally this configuration is not required. Windows has already included almost all the currency symbols of the major countries in it. However if you belong to a country whose currency symbol is not included with Windows, you might not find it while preparing Excel sheets and adding the currency option in it.

In such situations, you cannot add the symbols directly within the MS Excel itself. In order to include a new currency symbol to the Windows, you must go to the regional settings that the Control Panel of the Windows operating system has. From the regional settings, you can add a new currency symbol of your choice.

Adding a new currency symbol in Windows is the user specific task. This means that no elevated privileges (administrative rights) are required in order to add a new currency symbol in your user account. Also, if you add a currency symbol in your user account, it won’t be displayed in any other account that the operating system has. In order to add the same currency symbol to multiple accounts, the symbol must be added on each account individually.

Here is how you can add a new currency symbol in Windows operating system:

    ■Log on to the computer using the account on which you want to add a currency symbol for your country.

    ■Assuming that you are using Windows 7, click the Start button.

    ■From the displayed Start menu, click the Control Panel.

    ■On the opened Control Panel window, click the Clock, Language, and Region category.

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    ■On the next window that appears, click the Change the date, time, or number format option under the Region and Language category.

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    ■On the opened Region and Language box, make sure that the Formats tab is selected.

    ■From the bottom of the interface, click the Additional settings button.

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    ■On the opened Customize Format box, go to the Currency tab.

    ■On the displayed interface, type a new currency symbol in the Currency symbol field.

    ■Click Apply and verify if all the corresponding fields are displaying the same currency symbol that you have recently added.

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    ■Once satisfied with the configuration, finally click the OK button to save the changes that you have made.

 
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