Windows 10 Calculator Shortcut Keys
Copyright © 2022 by Stan Brown, BrownMath.com
Copyright © 2022 by Stan Brown, BrownMath.com
Summary: Some people, I among them, find using the keyboard much faster and more accurate than using the mouse. The Windows 10 Calculator can be operated entirely from the keyboard, but finding which key to use for what function means reading through the long list in Microsoft’s article Keyboard Shortcuts in Apps. This article is based on that one, but arranged in what I hope is a more useful way. I have also corrected a few errors and omissons.
See also: Create a Shortcut Key to Open the Calculator, in Windows 10 Tips and Tweaks.
Key | What it does | In modes |
---|---|---|
Alt+1 Alt+2 Alt+3 Alt+4 Alt+5 or Ctrl+E |
Change mode to … Standard Scientific Graphing Programmer Date Calculation | |
Alt+H | Menu of all calculator modes and converters | |
F9
* / Enter |
+/−
× (multiply) ÷ (divide) = (works sometimes in Prog mode) |
Std, Sci, Prog |
% | % | Std |
% | mod | Sci |
% | % (mod) | Prog |
R | 1/x (reciprocal) | Std, Sci |
V X or E |
F–E (scientific notation on/off)
exp (enter exponent in scientific notation) |
Sci |
Q @ |
x² 2√ | Std, Sci |
# B |
x³ 3√ | Sci |
G
Ctrl+G L Ctrl+N N Y or ^ Ctrl+Y Shift+L |
2x
10x log ex ln xy y√x logyx |
Sci |
P Shift+E |
π e |
Sci |
M none |
→dms →deg |
Sci |
S O T J U I |
Trig functions:
sin cos tan cot sec csc Shift for inverse function, Ctrl for hyperbolic function, Ctrl+Shift for inverse hyperbolic. |
Sci |
F3 F4 F5 |
Angles are measured in: DEG RAD GRAD |
Sci |
Shift+\
! [ ] Shift+R |
|x| (absolute value)
n! (factorial) or Γ(x+1) (gamma function) ⌊x⌋ (floor) ⌈x⌉ (ceiling) rand (between 0 and 1) |
Sci |
Ctrl+M Ctrl+P Ctrl+Q Ctrl+R Ctrl+L |
Memory operations: MS (Store to memory) M+ (Add to memory) M− (Subtract from memory) MR (Recall from memory) MC (Clear memory) |
Std, Sci, Prog |
F5 F6 F7 F8 |
Input format: HEX DEC OCT BIN |
Prog |
F12 F2 F3 F4 |
Register size: QWORD DWORD WORD BYTE |
Prog |
& | ^ ~ \ . (period) |
Bitwise functions: AND OR XOR NOT NOT NAND |
Prog |
Shift+, (<) Shift+. (>) Shift+, (<) Shift+. (>) |
Bit shifts, in either circular mode:
RoL (Rotate left one bit) RoL (Rotate right one bit) Bit shifts, in arithmetic or logical mode: Lsh (Shift left n bits) Rsh (Shift right n bits) |
Prog |
Ctrl+H or Alt+I Ctrl+Shift+D | History list Clear the history | Std, Sci |
Backspace Del Esc |
![]() CE (Clear current input) C (Clear calculation) | |
Tab Space |
Navigate to next button Click the button that currently has focus | |
0–9, A–F, =, (, and ) map to those buttons when visible. |
Why did I bother to create this list, when a Web search will show you plenty of others? Well, every one I found was just a duplicate of Microsoft’s list, referenced above, all with the same problems and some with additional problems.
Microsoft’s list has several problems, in my view:
If you have any suggestions for improving the layout of my list, please let me know!
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