{"id":64388,"date":"2020-08-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=64388"},"modified":"2020-08-27T22:08:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T03:08:23","slug":"how-to-become-a-macos-calculator-app-power-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64388-how-to-become-a-macos-calculator-app-power-user\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a macOS Calculator App Power User"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-284x284.png\" alt=\"Calculator Icon 1024\" class=\"wp-image-64642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-284x284.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-190x190.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon.png 1024w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-284x284@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-120x120@2x.png 240w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Calculator-Icon-190x190@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, I showed readers of The Rocket Yard how to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"become power users of the macOS Stickies app (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64252-become-a-stickies-app-power-user\/\" target=\"_blank\">become power users of the macOS Stickies app<\/a>. Now that you have your graduate degree in Stickies, it&#8217;s time to move onto something even better \u2013 becoming a <strong>macOS Calculator app<\/strong> Power User!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many users know there&#8217;s a simple calculator app on every Mac, they probably aren&#8217;t aware of its many capabilities. Sure, this app is a great cheesy-looking four-function calculator (with percentages!), but how many of you know that it&#8217;s also a scientific and programmer calculator, and can perform a huge number of unit conversions as well? That&#8217;s what you&#8217;re going to learn today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculator Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier I mentioned that most people use just the four-function calculator. It is very basic. On the right side, you have the operator buttons \u2013 (\u00f7, X, -, + and =) to divide, multiply, subtract, or add numbers, then get the result. There&#8217;s a 10-key pad for numbers 0 &#8211; 9, a decimal point, a +\/- button to change a number&#8217;s sign, a % button for percentage calculations, and an AC button for &#8220;All Clear&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc.jpg\" alt=\"The macOS Calculator in Basic Mode\" class=\"wp-image-64531\" width=\"320\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-235x323.jpg 235w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-138x190.jpg 138w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-87x120@2x.jpg 174w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-235x323@2x.jpg 470w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BasicCalc-138x190@2x.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>The macOS Calculator in Basic Mode<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One cool feature of MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is that the operators appear in orange on the Touch Bar. While you&#8217;re entering numbers on the number row of the keyboard, it&#8217;s easy to just tap the addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or equals buttons since they&#8217;re just above!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculator Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would doubt that many Mac users ever look at the menu bar when they&#8217;re using the Calculator app. That&#8217;s where the true power of this app lies, so let&#8217;s take a quick look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-214x323.jpg\" alt=\"The Calculator app's paper tape\" class=\"wp-image-64534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-214x323.jpg 214w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape.jpg 450w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-214x323@2x.jpg 428w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-80x120@2x.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PaperTape-126x190@2x.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the File menu you&#8217;ll find a handful of helpful features: Save Tape As&#8230;, Page Setup, and Print Tape&#8230; What&#8217;s this all about? Well, some readers are probably old enough to remember calculators that had a paper tape printer built in. As you&#8217;d enter numbers and operators, it would print out the entries and results. For accountants, this was perfect because they could go back through a calculation to make sure they didn&#8217;t mistype or forget a number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure enough, your basic calculator has a paper tape function. Using the Window menu, select Show Paper Tape, and a tiny window appears. Start making calculations and you see something similar to the image above.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific Calculator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The menu bar is where we&#8217;re also going to change this calculator from a four-function box to its alter egos. Go to the View menu and select Scientific (or press Command (\u2318) &#8211; 2), and your calculator gets a bit smarter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc.jpg\" alt=\"Need scientific functions on your calculator? They're available!\" class=\"wp-image-64536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-214x120.jpg 214w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-284x159.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-214x120@2x.jpg 428w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-284x159@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SciCalc-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Need scientific functions on your calculator? They&#8217;re available!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have a full set of logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions available to you. Some are hidden \u2013 click the 2nd button on the left side of the calculator and different functions appear. The inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic trig functions show up, along with several different log and power functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking the 2nd button changes the function of some of the scientific calculator buttons.\" class=\"wp-image-64537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-214x120.jpg 214w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-284x159.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-214x120@2x.jpg 428w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-284x159@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2ndfunctions-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Clicking the 2nd button changes the function of some of the scientific calculator buttons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember the MacBook Pro Touch Bar feature I mentioned earlier? Select View &gt; Customize Touch Bar and the following screen appears. You can add your favorite functions to the Touch Bar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar.jpg\" alt=\"Customizing the Calculator functions that appear on the MacBook Touch Bar\" class=\"wp-image-64538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-234x120.jpg 234w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-284x146.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-190x97.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-234x120@2x.jpg 468w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-284x146@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CustomizeTouchBar-190x97@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Customizing the Calculator functions that appear on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In scientific mode, the Calculator app also has memory functions \u2013 memory clear (mc), add and subtract from memory (m+ and m-), and memory recall (mr). Parentheses are available for ordering your calculations properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back when I was in engineering school in the Dark Ages, there was a battle of good versus evil \u2013 otherwise known as HP (Hewlett-Packard) and its <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Reverse Polish Notation (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reverse_Polish_notation\" target=\"_blank\">Reverse Polish Notation<\/a> (RPN) calculators and TI (Texas Instruments and most other competitors) and its use of algebraic notation. For those who grew up on RPN, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that you can change the macOS Calculator into an RPN scientific calculator like the old HP-35 just by going to View &gt; RPN Mode. The RPN mode display shows the levels of the RPN stack as well as replacing the equals ( = ) sign with the Enter key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several other functions of the View menu include &#8220;Show Thousands Separators&#8221;, which adds commas or periods after every thousands place depending on your country; and &#8220;Decimal Places&#8221;, which truncates to a specified number of places (0 to 15) after the decimal point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programmer Calculator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just when you thought the Calculator couldn&#8217;t have any more functionality, along comes another mode &#8211; the Programmer Calculator, also accessed from the View Menu. I&#8217;m not a programmer, so I&#8217;m not going to even try to explain all that the Programmer Calculator can do. Just know that you have access to Base 10, Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal calculations, Boolean operations, byte and word flips, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc.jpg\" alt=\"The Programmer Calculator mode includes the ability to do calculations in Base 10, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal\" class=\"wp-image-64586\" width=\"320\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-269x323.jpg 269w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-158x190.jpg 158w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-100x120@2x.jpg 200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-269x323@2x.jpg 538w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ProgCalc-158x190@2x.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>The Programmer Calculator mode includes the ability to do calculations in Base 10, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conversions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64587\" width=\"206\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions.jpg 412w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions-248x323.jpg 248w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions-146x190.jpg 146w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions-92x120@2x.jpg 184w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Conversions-146x190@2x.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have the need to do unit conversions? Once again, the macOS Calculator app has you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to be in either the Basic or Scientific Calculator mode for conversions to work. As you can see from the screenshot at right, there are eleven different categories of conversions to choose from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, let&#8217;s say that we want to convert US dollars to Russian Rubles. First, enter the dollar amount (let&#8217;s say $100) into the calculator. Next, Select Convert &gt; Currency from the menubar, and then choose US dollars as the &#8220;From&#8221; currency and Russian Rubles as the &#8220;To&#8221; currency. Click the Convert button, and our result appears (\u20bd7,373.41). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles.jpg\" alt=\"All conversion calculations use a similar interface\" class=\"wp-image-64588\" width=\"320\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-135x120.jpg 135w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-284x252.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-190x169.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-135x120@2x.jpg 270w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-284x252@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ConversiontoRubles-190x169@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>All conversion calculations use a similar interface<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The currency exchange rates are updated daily, so your calculations are usually quite accurate. All of the other conversion calculations use a similar format \u2013 enter the number, select the type of conversion, select the units, and click Convert. I found it interesting (if not more than a little frightening) that I will be almost 2 <em>billion<\/em> seconds old on my next birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For sight-impaired persons, the macOS Calculator also speaks. Select Speech, then select Speak Button Pressed and Speak Result to hear a voice announcing what calculator buttons have been clicked as well as the result of a calculation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, you&#8217;re now a Calculator power user! If your needs aren&#8217;t fulfilled by the built-in macOS Calculator app, there is hope \u2013 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PCalc (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/pcalc\/id403504866?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\">PCalc<\/a> from TLA Systems Ltd is even more full-functioned than the Mac calculator and includes themes, the ability to put PCalc into the Today screen of Notification Center, and more. It&#8217;s available for $9.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I showed readers of The Rocket Yard how to become power users of the macOS Stickies app. Now that you have your graduate degree in Stickies, it&#8217;s time to move onto something even better \u2013 becoming a macOS Calculator app Power User! 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