Tangent 2.2 - Manual (Page 13)

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accordance with your geographic format parameters. (i.e. 1000.00 will become
1,000.00, 300000.555 will become 300,000.555, and so forth.)
Percentage for Number
If this option is checked, then the percentages will be calculated for the previous
value. Otherwise the percentages will be calculated as the number you entered
divided by 100. For example: expression 200+200-20% will equal to 320 if this
option is checked or 399.80 if this option is not checked.
RPN Mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers and do your calculations in Reverse
Polish Notation. When the RPN mode is checked, you must first enter your
numbers and then enter the operators.
Auto-Decimal Mode
By special request from our users in the accounting profession. If Auto-Decimal
Mode is checked, when entering a series of numbers, there is no need to enter
the decimals. The calculator will format your input based on the number of deci-
mal places you selected.
Hide Toolbar
If you have very limited screen real estate and do not need the Toolbar, check-
ing this box will hide it.
Decimal Places
You can use this option to set the number of decimal places (2 to 15) you wish
to see when you are using Financial Calculator Mode.
Exit Button Minimizes
If this option is checked, clicking the Exit Button will minimize the calculator. To
exit the calculator, right-click on the Tray Icon and select Exit or choose Exit
from the File Menu.
Numeric Input Screen Hide "Clear"
If this option is checked, then when you clear your calculation (the "C" key or
button) the word "Clear" will not appear on the tape. This is useful to those who
pass their tapes to other applications.
Calendar Starting and Ending Years
Here you can set a range of years you wish to see in the calendar. You can set
any range for 100 to 9999.
Rule 1: Current year must be included in your range.
Rule 2: Starting Year must be earlier than the Ending Year.
Hint: The bigger is your range - the longer it will take the calendar to appear.
Publish To
When you click this button, you'll be prompted to enter the default File Type (3
letter extension) for the program you wish to publish the tape to (i.e. TXT, DOC,
XLS). Then you will be asked to select the actual program (i.e. Excel.exe, Note-
pad.exe) to publish to.
Numeric Input Screen
Use this screen to enter numbers for those calculations, which require additional in-
put (other than the main calculator screen). Here your input is limited to numbers (0
to 9) and the decimal separator