Excel currency shortcut produces € symbol

Question

The Excel shortcut of Ctrl + Shift + 4 is supposed to convert selected cells into the currency format. However, mine prompts me that "Data on the Clipboard is not the same size and shape as the selected area. Do you want to paste the data anyway?" and if i click OK, it replaces the contents of the first selected cell with a € symbol. If only one cell is selected when I perform the keystroke, that cell's contents are replaced without the prompt.

I've tried to reset my regional settings and formats but nothing has worked. Googling only produced one legitimate question which was responded with a troll answer. I'm hoping someone here might have experienced (and fixed) this before.

This is on Windows XP and Office 2003 with no add-ins.

Answer 1

It seems there is no solution to this question and I gave up trying after a few months. Removed my Office 2003 install and replaced it with Office 2010 instead, which fixed the problem. Appears there were no background processes involved, probably just a faulty Office/Excel install.

Answer 2

There are probably some programs running, or macros imported in your office program, that use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 4. A few possible solutions:

Enable the developer tab (File > Options > Customize Ribbon > in the right hand box there should be an unchecked box named Developer > check it on > click OK.) Afterwards, check your macros. IF there are any, they could be causing the problems.

Or you could also try to change your shortcut to something else. Go to Excel Options> Customize> Keyboard shortcuts Customize. Then find the applicable command and change it to something else.

Answer 3

What is the number format in the workbook's Currency Style (Format|Style)?

More recent versions of Excel with the ribbon bar have this under the "number" drop down on the Home ribbon

Make sure the Symbol is listed as $

Answer 4

Are you sure that it is the shift is the key being sent, the result you describe it what happens with Ctrl + Alt + 4