Euro Key

When working in marketing and creating finance-related documentation, it might be difficult to insert symbols that aren't typically found on the keyboard, such as the Euro sign. In lack of a character map that's at the reach of your fingertips, you are forced to copy and paste the Euro symbol from other sources, which may take a long time.

To resolve this simple issue, you can turn to Euro Key, a lightweight and easy-to-use application that gives you the possibility to specify any hotkey in order to quickly insert the Euro sign into any application.

Following a speedy setup operation that shouldn't give you any trouble, the tool gets integrated into the system tray, creating an icon that provides direct access to its configuration panel for setting the hotkey for pasting the Euro sign.

You can either set a single key or a combination of two, three or four keys. For example, it can be set to E, Ctrl + E, Ctrl + Alt + E or Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E, depending on your preference. If the key combination is already assigned to another command, it will be globally overwritten, so you have to make sure not to accidentally set a command you frequently use, like Ctrl + C. The currently assigned key is displayed in this panel and can be changed anytime, though.

From this point on, you can open any text editor and press the specified key or key combination to instantly paste the Euro sign. Just keep in mind that the utility must remain running in the background or the Euro sign will not be pasted. There are no other notable options provided by the program.

It worked without error on Windows 10 in our tests and, unsurprisingly, had minimal impact on the system's performance. All aspects considered, Euro Key offers a simple and straightforward solution for quickly pasting the Euro sign into any program using a custom hotkey.