Using Calculator s Memory Feature

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In both standard and scientific modes, Calculator has four memory buttons, marked MC, MR, MS, and M+. These provide a storage bin from which you can use a value repeatedly.

For example, suppose you want to divide each of a dozen numbers by the same factor—say, 0.01375. To spare yourself the drudgery of entering that factor in a dozen separate calculations, you could do this:

  1. Enter .01375.
  2. Click the MS (store in memory) button.
  3. Calculator stores the current value (0.01375) in its memory register and displays an M in a box directly above the memory buttons.

  4. Enter the first of your dozen numbers.
  5. Click the / button.
  6. Click the MR (recall from memory) button.
  7. Click =.
  8. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each remaining number.

Here's what each memory button does:

  • MS stores the currently displayed value in the memory register, replacing any value that might have been there before.
  • M+ adds the value currently displayed to the value in the memory register.
  • MR recalls the value currently in memory and enters it into the current calculation. The value remains in memory.
  • MC clears the memory register. The M displayed above the memory buttons disappears.


Running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
ISBN: 1572318384
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2000
Pages: 317

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