2-1-4

Main Application Overview

Using Main Application Modes

The Main application has a number of different modes that control how calculation results are displayed, as well as other factors. The current mode is indicated in the status bar.

IStatus Bar Mode Indicators

Settings that are marked with an asterisk (*) in the following tables are initial defaults.

Status BarIndicator

Description

 

SettingStatus
Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assist

Assistant mode: Does not automatically

 

 

On

 

simplify expressions.

 

 

1

 

 

Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

Alg

Algebra mode: Automatically simplifies

 

Off*

 

 

 

 

expressions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decimal

Decimal mode: Converts result to a

 

 

On

 

decimal (approximate value).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decimal

 

2

 

Standard mode: Displays result in exact

 

 

 

Calculation

 

 

 

form (fractional format). If a result cannot

 

 

Standard

 

 

Off*

 

 

be displayed in exact form, however, it will

 

 

 

 

 

be displayed as a decimal approximation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cplx

Complex mode: For complex number

 

Complex

On

3

calculations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

 

 

Real

Real mode: For real number calculations.

 

Off*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rad

Radian mode: Angles displayed in radians.

 

 

Radian*

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Deg

Degree mode: Angles displayed in

 

Angle

Degree

degrees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gra

Grad mode: Angles displayed in grads.

 

 

Grad

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You can tap a mode name in the status bar to change it, or use the

menu’s [Basic

Format] command to change the setting of each mode. For details about these settings, see “1-9 Configuring Application Format Settings”.

For details about the calculations and result displays produced in each of the above modes, see “Calculation Modes” on page 2-2-6.

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