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Windows XP and Calculator

Keyboard Shortcuts

SUMMARY: Use these shortcuts to run Windows XP's calculator without relying on the mouse.

Tired of using your mouse and keyboard to enter in equations? The following keyboard shortcuts let you perform any function with the Windows XP Calculator merely using the keyboard. This list is also located in the Calculator help file.

Button Key
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% %
( (
) )
* *
+ +
+/- F9
- -
. . or ,
/ /
0-9 0-9
1/x r
= ENTER
A-F A-F
And &
Ave CTRL+A
Backspace BACKSPACE
Bin F8
Byte F4
C ESC
CE DEL
cos o
Dat INS
Dec F6
Degrees F2
dms m
Dword F2
Exp x
F-E v
Grads F4
Hex F5
Button Key
Hyp h
Int ;
Inv i
ln n
log l
Lsh <
M+ CTRL+P
MC CTRL+L
Mod %
MR CTRL+R
MS CTRL+M
n! !
Not ~
Oct F7
Or |(pipe)
pi p
Qword F12
Radians F3
s CTRL+D
sin s
sqrt @
Sta CTRL+S
Sum CTRL+T
tan t
Word F3
Xor ^
x^2 @
x^3 #
x^y y