Use copy & paste in Calculator
Ivan | Thu, 2010-03-04 14:20
In OS X there is no cursor in the calculator.app and the calculator dashboard widget, therefore it is not possible to select the numbers appearing on their screens. Yet this doesn't mean you can't paste in a number from your clipboard or copy the results of your calculation to the clipboard.
Just use the Apple(Command)-C or Apple-V keyboard shortcuts as if the screen was selected. Not very intuitive but it works.
For quick calculations you can also use Spotlight or if you're in an Adobe app you can do math right within some of the input fields.
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Worked.
Your calc is different than mine... is it SL version?
Ronaldo! xD
That's actually the icon of the Calculator.app. SL, yes.
the ICON xD same now...
Ronaldo! xD
+1.
Which OSX has that calculator? Last time I upgraded (Panther!) they eliminated the calculator and I've never really recovered from it - that was my favorite little doodad. Right now I'm using a (god forbid!) REAL ONE!
I use Dashboard's Pcalc3 too but this tip doesn't work xD the display shows me "overflow" xD
Ronaldo! xD
Dang! This is so high tech! A calculator on a Mac!
Woooowhooooo!
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