- Introduction
- Using Mac OS X Applications
- Installing Other Applications
- Launching Applications
- Opening Applications and Files
- Switching Between Applications
- Quitting Applications
- Playing Chess
- Creating an Address Book
- Editing an Address Book
- Managing and Sharing an Address Book
- Adding an Image to an Address Book
- Performing Graph Calculations
- Performing Calculations and Conversions
- Capturing Images with a Digital Camera
- Capturing Screen Shots with Grab
- Previewing Images and PDFs
- Creating Sticky Notes
- Managing Fonts with Font Book
- Activating, Deactivating, and Customizing Fonts
- Working with Dashboard
- Using Dashboard Widgets
- Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets
- Creating a Web Clip Dashboard Widget
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Performing Calculations and Conversions
Mac OS X comes with a great tool to help you perform common calculations and to do complex conversions. The Calculator application has been around for a long time, however, Mac OS X gave it a few powerful features, that just might make you want to reacquaint yourself with an old friend. If you’re like most people, you probably have a dozen calculators laying about your home and office. If you’re tired of all the mess, then take a look at the Mac’s idea of a calculator. Not only does it help you add 2 + 2; it helps you convert miles into kilometers or the Euro dollar into American currency. The Calculator application gives you the ability to perform conversions on everything from currency to volume, from temperature to speed, and more.
Work with the Calculator
Click the Applications folder in the Dock, and then click the Calculator icon.
Click the buttons on the calculator to perform standard calculations.
Click the Window menu, and then click Show Paper Tape to display a Paper Tape dialog, which shows all of your calculations.
Click Clear to clear the tape, or click Recalculate Totals to have the calculator refigure the total.
Click the File menu, and then click Print Tape to have a paper copy of your calculations.
Click the View menu, and then click Scientific to have access to a scientific calculator.
Quit Calculator.
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Work with Conversions
- Click the Applications folder in the Dock, and then click the Calculator icon.
- Enter a value into the calculation window.
- Click the Convert menu, and then click Currency.
- Click the Convert pop-up, and then click Currency. If you need to change the convert type, click the Convert pop-up and make your change.
- Click the From and To pop-ups to select currency countries.
- If available, click Update Currency Rates to access the latest exchange rate (requires an Internet connection).
- Click OK.
The conversion results display in the calculation window.
Quit Calculator.
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