Windows is one of the best operating systems in the world, since in addition to having complements and ideal tools for working and studying, one of its star applications, but mentioned infrequently, is the “calculator”.
This is a small but useful complement which has been present in the vast majority of versions that this operating system has presented.
However, and with the passage of time, the Windows calculator has obtained improvements and multiple options which have improved its performance, which is why in this post we will help you to know it better, so that you can use it more freely.
This tool is useful to be used from the simplest calculations, to those more complicated that make many doubt.
In order to open it, in any of its versions, what we must do is simple since with just pressing the Windows key, we will see that the Start menu opens in which it is usually a fixed tool, but without However, if we do not find it there, we can write the name of it in the search, in order to find it more easily.
Learn much more about this tool of which perhaps you only know the basic operations and various tools, in order to use it much more optimally.
Learn about the keyboard shortcuts inside the calculator
One of the things that eases our work in the Windows operating system are the famous shortcuts, which, as expected, are found within the Calculator that comes with our operating system.
These shortcuts can serve different reasons, however, they are an excellent way with which we can optimally use this tool and thus minimize errors.
Among the most useful and used shortcuts that we can find, here we will leave you a list with which you can choose which ones you want to use:
- Alt + 1: Switch to standard mode, Alt + 2: Switch to scientific mode, F9: Switch between positive and negative for the current value
- Alt + 3: Switch to Programmer mode, Alt + 4: Switch to date calculation mode, F3: Switch to DEG (only available in scientific mode), F4: Switch to RAD (only available in scientific mode)
- F5: Switch to GRAD (only available in scientific mode), Ctrl + M: Store in memory, @: Calculate square root, Ctrl + R: Memory recall, Ctrl + L: Clear memory
Take advantage and resize the calculator
In general, when we open the calculator tool on our PC, we can realize that it is quite small. But this size is completely resizable, so you can enlarge or reduce it to your liking.
To do this, all we have to do is place ourselves on one of the edges of the calculator and after that, proceed to drag them to the point where we want to adjust it.
When you do this, you will see that as it grows larger, the controls will do the same, and they will adjust automatically.
This option is especially useful for those who use a touch screen, because the setting adds more space between the buttons.
Learn how to use history so you can review recent calculations
When we start using the application, the usual thing is that we perform different calculations, which at some point we will need to review, in case any eventuality arises. For this, the calculator tool has a special history in which you can consult your previous accounts and thus put everything in order, since it is also editable.
In order to access this history, we must start by accessing the upper tab, in which we can see the “calculator” tab. By pressing it, we can see that a complete record of all the operations that we have carried out at the moment opens.