HP OmniBook 5000 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 71)

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Getting Answers from HP Financial Calculator
HP Financial Calculator gives you all the power and convenience of a full-fledged
Hewlett-Packard handheld calculator. It lets you quickly perform mathematical
operations, as well as sophisticated financial and scientific calculations. Here’s a
sample of what you can do with this handy OmniBook application:
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Perform general arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division.
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Execute sophisticated TVM (time value of money) and financial calculations.
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Produce analyses of financial alternatives.
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Do conversions involving currency, length, temperature, and other units.
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Perform calculations using scientific functions like sine, cosine, polar/rectangular
functions, and more.
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Solve algebraic equations with the Solver.
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Switch between conventional algebraic mode and the RPN (Reverse Polish
Notation) familiar to many HP calculator users.
Attention HP Calculator Veterans
If you’ve already used another Hewlett-Packard calculator like the HP 19BII or the
HP 200LX’s Calculator, you’ll find HP Calculator remarkably similar. But now you can
press buttons on the keyboard or click buttons in the HP Calculator window to
accomplish the same tasks.
To start HP Calculator
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In Program Manager, double-click the HP Financial Calculator icon (in the
OmniBook group).
Starting HP Calculator
Click Start, Programs, OmniBook, HP Financial Calculator.
To perform a math function on one number
1. Type the number—it’s entered in the Calc line.
2. Click the button for the desired math function.
–or–
Press the key on the OmniBook keyboard that chooses the desired math function.
Starting
HP Calculator