Main Application Overview
Using Main Application ModesThe 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.
kStatus Bar Mode Indicators
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Settings that are marked with an asterisk (*) in the following tables are initial defaults.
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| Assist | Assistant mode: Does not automatically |
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| Decimal | Decimal mode: Converts result to a |
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| Standard mode: Displays result in exact |
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| Cplx | Complex mode: For complex number | Complex | On | ||
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| Real | Real mode: For real number calculations. | Off* | |||
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| Rad | Radian mode: Angles displayed in radians. |
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4 | Deg | Degree mode: Angles displayed in | Angle | Degree | ||
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| Gra | Grad mode: Angles displayed in grads. |
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•You can tap a mode name in the status bar to change it, or use the Omenu’s [Basic Format] command to change the setting of each mode. For details about these settings, see
•For details about the calculations and result displays produced in each of the above modes, see “Calculation Modes” on page
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