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File name: hp 12c_user's guide_English_HDPMBF12E44
Page: 5 of 209
Printed Date: 2005/7/29
Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm
Contents
Introduction
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About This Handbook
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Financial Calculations in the United Kingdom
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For More Solutions to Financial Problems
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Part I.
Problem Solving
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Section 1:
Getting Started
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Power On and Off
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Low-Power Indication
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The Keyboard
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Keying in Numbers
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Digit Separators
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Negative Numbers
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Keying in Large Numbers
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The CLEAR Keys
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Simple Arithmetic Calculations
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Chain Calculations
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Storage Registers
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Storing and Recalling Numbers
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Clearing Storage Registers
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Storage Register Arithmetic
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Section 2:
Percentage and Calendar Functions
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Percentage Functions
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Percentages
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Net Amount
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Percent Difference
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Percent of Total
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Calendar Functions
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Date Format
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Future or Past Dates
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Number of Days Between Dates
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Section 3:
Basic Financial Functions
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The Financial Registers
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Storing Numbers Into the Financial Registers
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Displaying Numbers in the Financial Registers
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