Tips & Tricks
The calculator is simple on the surface, but a few tricks
make it faster to
Work Faster With Keyboard
Type Instead of Click
Enter digits and operations three ways: the on-screen keys, the
number row above your letters, or the numeric keypad. The Enter key does the same job as the calculator's = button, so you can run a calculation without touching the mouse.
Escape Is Your Reset
When using the calculator, pressing Escape works like the AC (All Clear) button, as it clears everything for a fresh calculation.
Escape Closes Panels
When you're viewing a panel like Features or Shortcuts, the Escape key closes the panel and brings you back to the calculator.
Keep Calculator In View
Click Title to Scroll Into View
Click the word Calculator above the display and the calculator scrolls into view, sized to fit the height of your browser window. Handy when there's a page header or other content above the calculator and you want the tool itself front and center.
Jump Straight To It With A Link
Add #in-view to the end of the calculator URL and it comes into view when the page opens, for
https://standard-calculator.com#in-view
Useful as a bookmark when you want to land directly on the calculator.
Saving and Sharing Your Setup
Settings Travel With A Link
Open the Settings panel and change anything. Then below the settings you'll see a URL that contains your choices. You can usually ignore this,since your settings are already saved in your browser. But it's there for when you want it: send that link to someone and the calculator opens with your same settings for them, too.
Bookmark To Carry Settings Between Browsers
Because your saved settings live in one browser only, the settings URL is how you move them around. Bookmark that link, and clicking it in any browser, on any device, sets the calculator up the way you like it, no reconfiguring.
Two Calculators At Once
Use Two Different Browsers
Each browser keeps its own separate saved data, so if you want two fully independent calculators running side by side, each with its own history, memory, and settings, then open the calculator in two different branded browsers, such as Chrome and Firefox. They won't touch each other's work.
Finding Your Way Around
Examples Panel Teaches by Showing
If you're not sure how to enter a particular kind of expression, open the Examples panel It walks through a range of calculations and the keys to press for each.
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