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Financial Application Overview

Configuring Default Financial Application Settings

Most financial calculations require that you define certain general parameters that affect the results they produce. For example, you need to specify whether you use a 360-day or 365-day year, whether payments are made at the beginning of a period or end of a period, whether interest is compounded annually or semi-annually, etc.

With the Financial application, you use the Financial Format dialog box to configure default settings for financial calculations. Use the following procedure to display the Financial Format dialog box.

uClassPad Operation

On the Financial application Omenu, tap [Financial Format].

This will display the Financial Format dialog box.

Note that this window has two tabs: Basic and Special. Tap a tab to display its contents and then configure the settings you want. To configure a setting, tap the down arrow button next to it and then select the setting you want from the list that appears.

Tip

•The settings you should configure depend on the legal requirements in your area, financial conventions, your particular needs, etc.

•After configuring your settings, tap [Set] to apply them. Tap [Cancel] to close the window without changing any settings. Tap [Default] to restore all the settings of the Financial Format dialog box to their initial defaults.

•For details about each of the setting items, see “Financial Format Dialog Box” (page 1-9-12).

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