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Using the Calculator application
208 BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
Performing mathematical operations
You can use your handheld’s Calculator to perform standard mathematical
operations.
To perform a calculation
1. On the Home screen, click the Calculator icon. The Calculator screen appears.
2. Use the keyboard to type the first number of the mathematical operation. You
can also use the trackwheel to select the numbers that are displayed on the
screen.
3. Click the operator that you want to use for this calculation.
4. Type the next number of the mathematical calculation.
5. Click the equal sign. The result of the calculation appears.
Performing measurement conversions
You can use your handheld’s Calculator to convert numbers to and from metric
measurements. You can convert centimeters to inches, meters to feet, meters to
yards, kilometers to miles, kilograms to pounds, Celsius to Fahrenheit, liters to US
gallons, liters to UK gallons, and reverse.
To convert measurements
1. On the Home screen, click the Calculator icon. The Calculator screen appears.
2. Type the number that you want to convert and click Menu.
3. Click the appropriate conversion direction, either From Metric or To Metric.
For this example, select From Metric. A second menu appears, from which
you can select the type of conversion to perform.
Tip: You can use your handheld’s Calculator memory to save the results of a particular
calculation. Use
MR, MC, MS, and M+ to respectively recall, clear, subtract, and add
numbers to the Calculator memory. The current contents of the memory are shown at
the top of the screen.
You can click the equal sign or press
ENTER to display the result of a calculation.
Press
C to clear your handheld display.