Handspring Visor Edge Handheld User Guide

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Displaying Recent Calculations
The Basic Calculator’s Recent Calculations command enables you to 
review the last series of calculations and is particularly useful for 
confirming a series of “chain” calculations.
To display recent calculations:
1. Tap the Menu icon  .
2. Tap Options, and then tap Recent Calculations.
3. After you finish reviewing the calculations, tap OK.
Using the Advanced Calculator mode
The Advanced Calculator screen consists of three regions. Each region 
performs...

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Using the Advanced Calculator buttons
In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary 
buttons are available in all the Advanced Calculator views. The 
remaining buttons are available only in specific views.
Primary buttons
Math buttons
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a 
fresh calculation.
Clears the last digit you entered. Use this button if you 
make a mistake while entering a number in the middle 
of a calculation. This...

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Trigonometry buttons
Calculates the inverse of x
 to the y
 power.
Calculates the common (base 10) logarithm.
Calculates the natural (base e) logarithm.
Displays the remainder of x/y
. 
Displays the decimal portion of a decimal value.
Calculates the sine of the current number.
Calculates the cosine of the current number.
Calculates the tangent of the current number.
Calculates the hyperbolic sine of the current number.
Calculates the hyperbolic cosine of the current number.
Calculates...

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Finance buttons
Finance buttons enable you to find an unknown variable value based 
on a group of known variable values.
For example, to calculate the monthly payment for a 30-year home 
loan of  $100,000 with an annual interest rate of 8%, you would enter 
the following variables:
nPayments/year = 12
nN = 360 (30 years x 12 months)
nAPR = 8
nPV = 100,000
nFV = 0
Using these variables, the answer would be -733.76 per month.
To solve this exmaple:
1. Enter a value and...

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Stores the current number as the total number of 
payments over the life of the loan.
Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate 
of interest.
Stores the current number as the number of payments 
per year.
Stores the current number as the initial loan amount.
Stores the current number as the payment amount.
Stores the current number as the compounded loan 
amount including interest.
Opens the Time Value of Money dialog box where you 
can modify values and solve the...

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Logic buttons
Statistics buttons
Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with 
zeros.
Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation.
Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two 
arguments.
Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two 
arguments.
Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode.
Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters C...

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Weight/Temp buttons
Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the 
statistics memory list.
Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you can 
view, edit, delete, and clear values in the statistics 
memory list.
Displays the number of values in the statistics memory 
list.
Calculates the factorial of any integral from 0 to 170.
Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and 
then divides this number by 32768 to generate a random 
fraction between 0 and .99997.
Returns the...

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Length buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees 
Fahrenheit. When you tap this button after tapping 
another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees 
Fahrenheit.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to degrees Celsius.
Indicates the current value is entered in inches. When 
you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure,...

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Area buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in square inches. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to square inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in square feet. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to square feet.
Indicates the current value is entered in square yards. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to square...

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Volume buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to teaspoons.
Indicates the current value is entered in fluid ounces. 
When you tap this button after tapping another unit of 
measure, it converts the value to fluid ounces.
Indicates the current value is entered in cups. When you 
tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it 
converts the value to...