Macintosh Currency Symbols

How do I set Goldenseal for a different currency?

NOTE-- These instructions are for our Macintosh accounting software-- click here for Windows computers.

Goldenseal accounting software and estimating software uses the currency symbol that is set in your System. You can change it to euros, pounds, yens, pesos, Brobdenagian flotzelgrubers, or any other currency symbol. The change will also affect any other computer programs that check the system for the currency symbol.

NOTE-- If you use the Euro, Pound or Yen symbol (€, £, ¥) or some other special currency mark, you'll also need to use a font that includes that character. In most Mac fonts, the pound £ symbol is option-3, the euro € symbol is option-shift-3, and the yen ¥ symbol is option-y.

Setting Currency Symbol- Macintosh OS X

If you haven't already set a currency symbol, follow these steps:

  1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu (upper left corner of your screen).
  2. Click the Language & Text icon (if not there, see instructions below).
  3. Click the Region tab (or the Format tab in some OS X versions).
  4. Choose your country from the currency list near the bottom.
  5. Close the window to save changes.

For older versions of Mac OS X, follow these steps:

  1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu (upper left corner of your screen).
  2. Click the International icon.
  3. Click the Format tab.
  4. Choose your country from the currency list near the bottom.
  5. Close the window to save changes.

NOTE-- If you change System Preferences while the Goldenseal business software program is running, you'll need to Quit from Goldenseal and reopen your company file, before Goldenseal will start using the new settings.

NOTE-- In Goldenseal 4.96 and later, you can also set up an alternate currency symbol without using the Control Panel.

Setting Currency Symbol- Macintosh OS 9

If you haven't already set a currency symbol, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, and choose Numbers from the submenu.
  2. Enter the separators for decimals and thousands.
  3. Enter the currency symbol.
  4. Enter the position of the currency symbol.
  5. Click OK.

NOTE-- If you change the currency setup while Goldenseal is running, you'll need to Quit from Goldenseal and reopen your company file, before Goldenseal will start using the new settings.

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