Numbers | 0 to 9 | Enter digits 0 to 9 |
• | Decimal point European users can use comma ( , ). |
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: | Time separator For 3 hours 45 minutes, enter 3:45 |
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& | Fractional ‘And’ For 1 ⅔, enter 1 & 2 / 3 |
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% | Percentage | |
K | 1000 For example, enter 5K for 5000 |
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E | Exponential notation when pressed after a number |
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otherwise Euler’s number, e |
Basics | + | Add |
– | Subtract | |
* or X | Multiply | |
/ | Divide | |
↩ | Calculate | |
( or [ | Left Parenthesis | |
) or ] | Right Parenthesis | |
? | The Unknown | |
For solving arithmetic or algebra equation. To solve: 3 x – 16 = 5 Enter: 3 ? – 16 = 5 Answer: ? = 7 |
Result | R | Result from the last calculation |
⌘ = | Calculate While Typing Shows you the result while you typing |
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⌘ – | Switch the sign of the result | |
⇧⌘ – | Complex conjugation of the result | |
⌘ ' | Invert the result | |
⌘ : | Change the result to time | |
⌘ % | Change the result to percent |
Memory | = | Set the memory |
A | Insert memory ‘a’ | |
A A | Insert memory ‘a2’ | |
B | Insert memory ‘b’ | |
B B | Insert memory ‘b2’ | |
M | Insert memory ‘m’ | |
M M | Insert memory ‘m2’ | |
N | Insert memory ‘n’ | |
N N | Insert memory ‘n2’ |
Tax | V | Insert tax |
You can press V repeatedly to cycle through various rates. You can use T instead of V: Go to Preferences > Shortcuts. |
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⇧ i | Indicate a value is inclusive of tax. | |
You can use i instead of ⇧ i by making the inclusive button ‘inc’ as the default. Learn more |
Exponents | ^ or Y |
x y |
⇧ Y |
x1/y |
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Z |
x 2 |
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⇧ Z |
x 3 |
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J | √ | |
⇧ J |
n√ |
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' (single quote) |
x –1 |
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E |
ex |
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⇧ E |
10x |
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2x — press and hold ex button. |
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L | loge | |
⇧ L | log10 | |
log2 — press and hold log button. |
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! | Factorial |
Angles | ⌥⌘ R | Switch between degrees and radians |
P | π | |
H | Hypotenuse ⊿ | |
⇧ H | Adjacent ⩘ |
Trigonometry | S | sin |
C | cos | |
T | tan | |
⇧ S | sin⁻¹ | |
⇧ C | cos⁻¹ | |
⇧ T | tan⁻¹ | |
Tip | Cool way to inverse: | |
sin–1 is made of sin and –1 (inverse) You can press S then ' (single quote). |
Hyperbolic Functions | H |
Hyperbolic |
sinh | SH | |
cosh | CH | |
tanh | TH | |
Use ' (single quote) for inverse –1. |
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sinh⁻¹ | SH' | |
cosh⁻¹ | CH' | |
tanh⁻¹ | TH' |
Complex Numbers | i | Imaginary unit i |
< | Polar | |
⌥⌘ P | Display complex result in polar format | |
Note: | You can find absolute value, argument, real, and imaginary parts under Extra Functions |
Bitwise Operators | & | Bitwise And |
| | Bitwise Or | |
^ | Bitwise Exclusive Or | |
` | Bitwise Nor | |
! | Bitwise Not | |
Note: | The above shortcuts are only available in binary, octal, and hexadecimal. |
Extra Functions | F1 + F2 | You can pick a function for these buttons. Functions such as:
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⇧⌘ F |
Show Function Browser |
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F or F1 |
Insert F1 function. |
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G or F2 |
Insert F2 function. |
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F and G are the preferred shortcuts because F1 and F2 could be used by OS X or some other apps. |