How do i do @ on the keyboard.my laptop is not recognising this in english option?

I cannot find the@ on my laptop it is not recognising the usual keys @and shift key is there another keyboard option /combloked..i can usedumbass read the question.. on my laptop.. this is my home pc...ah! obviously thye younger generation cant remember the old ways,why bother answering!!
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Ah, the age old problem of microsoft thinking the world is america. i think you will find in on one of the number keys, try shift and 3, where the £ should be. then go to the control panel and change the keyboard and input settings to uk english, delete the american settings and restart the computer.