"John_Smith" wrote:

> I'm new to Visual Studio and I am having problems with the default currency
> symbol.
>
> The Regional and Language Options on my machine are set to English (United
> Kingdom).
>
> The International Settings under Tools->Options->Environment within Visual
> Studio .Net are set to Same As Microsoft Office (Language Neutral).
>
> When I use a format of C0 I get the Dollar Symbol ($) instead of the Pound
> Symbol (£).
>
> The only other option available under Tools->Options->Environment is English
> (United States). This option also produces the Dollar Symbol.
>
> How can I set Visual Studio to use the Pound Symbol when formatting Currency?
>