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Calculator at Your Fingertips
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish
Most of the time I do my calculations in Excel, but occasionally I reach for a calculator instead — and it’s never where I left it. Fortunately, my keyboard has a button that launches the Windows calculator, so I can do quick calculations there.
The Calculator key is at the top of the keyboard, just above the ScrLk key, buried under a layer of dust and crumbs. Fairly well hidden, but it’s nice to have.
Another way to do a quick calculation is in Google. Type a formula in the Search box, then click Google Search, or press the Enter key, to see the result.
Filed under: Calculator, Excel, Keyboards
Comment from Mike Alexander
Time: June 26, 2008, 12:41 pm
I don’t know why or how, but I’ve called the calculator like this for years:
Start –> Run –> type Calc into the input box.
When people ask me why, I tell them because I’m awesome, and if they had my elite skills, they would to the same.
Comment from admin
Time: June 26, 2008, 3:51 pm
Mike, that’s what I’ve heard about you, so thanks for confirming!
Debra
Comment from Dave
Time: June 26, 2008, 8:16 pm
I use google as my dictionary:
define:calculation
for example.
Comment from admin
Time: June 26, 2008, 8:42 pm
Dave, thanks, I forgot that one.
What did we did before Google? And I wonder if it’s making us smarter, or dumber.
Comment from Dave
Time: July 4, 2008, 11:13 am
Some more google tricks/tips:
http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks
Comment from Debra Dalgleish
Time: July 4, 2008, 8:20 pm
Thanks Dave! I knew about the faces tip, but the rest are new to me. I’ll wait a couple of weeks, until we’ve forgotten them, then I’ll write a blog post about Google shortcuts.