Starting
CalculationCenter
Once you have installed your copy, you are ready to run
CalculationCenter
. The first time you start
CalculationCenter
you will need to enter a password.
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On Windows
1.
Click Start, point to
Programs
, and choose
CalculationCenter
from the
CalculationCenter
program group.
On Macintosh
1.
Double-click the
CalculationCenter
icon inside the
CalculationCenter
folder.
2.
Here is your screen after startup. It consists of the following elements:
Menus
these list common mathematical operations organized by topic.
Control Area
this takes up the left side of the screen. The Welcome controller appears here when you first launch
CalculationCenter
.
Notebook
this is the workspace for entering input and seeing the results of your calculations.
When you first launch
CalculationCenter
, the control area on the left of the screen is taken up by the Welcome controller.
Click
Start Slide Show
on the Welcome controller to get an overview of
CalculationCenter
's features
.
3.
Click
Home Controller
to start using
CalculationCenter
. The Welcome controller disappears and is replaced by a Home controller.
If you do not want the Welcome controller to appear in future, click
Don't Show Again
. The next time you launch
CalculationCenter
, you will be taken directly to the Home controller.
4.
In the notebook, type
2+2
and then press (hold down the SHIFT key and press RETURN) to tell
CalculationCenter
to evaluate your input.
Input and output labels are added automatically.