OT very basic computer question

When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no 1
on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3 year-old -
but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number?
Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were ones
or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number
via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the
different in those characters. The problem with that program is resolved
but the challenge will come up again one day. How do you know which is
which? Polly


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