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To search for a name When you start typing a name, Phone Book's Fast Goto dialog box pops up and searches as you type. The highlight moves to the name as you type it. 1. Type the first letters of the name you want to find. 2. When the highlight is on the name you want, press ENTER to close the Fast Goto dialog box. To exit Phone Book Exit the Phone Book when you're not using it-or before you turn off your OmniBook. If the Phone Book is open and your OmniBook has an unexpected problem, it could corrupt the current Phone Book file. • From the File menu, click Exit. Getting Answers from HP Financial Calculator HP Financial Calculator gives you all the power and convenience of a full-fledged Hewlett-Packard calculator. It lets you quickly perform mathematical operations, as well as sophisticated financial and scientific calculations. Here's a sample of what you can do with this handy OmniBook application: • Perform general arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. • Execute sophisticated TVM (time value of money) and financial calculations. • Produce analyses of financial alternatives. • Do conversions involving currency, length, temperature, and other units. • Perform calculations using scientific functions like sine, cosine, polar/rectangular functions, and more. • Solve algebraic equations with the Solver. • Switch between conventional algebraic mode and the RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) familiar to many HP calculator users. In this section you'll learn how to • Start the HP Calculator. • Perform a math function on one number. • Do simple arithmetic. To start HP Calculator • Click Start, Programs, OmniBook, and HP Financial Calculator. To perform a math function on one number 1. Type the number. The number appears in the Calc line. 56

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To search for a name
When you start typing a name, Phone Book’s Fast Goto dialog box pops up and
searches as you type. The highlight moves to the name as you type it.
1. Type the first letters of the name you want to find.
2. When the highlight is on the name you want, press ENTER to close the Fast
Goto dialog box.
To exit Phone Book
Exit the Phone Book when you’re not using it—or before you turn off your
OmniBook. If the Phone Book is open and your OmniBook has an unexpected
problem, it could corrupt the current Phone Book file.
•
From the File menu, click Exit.
Getting Answers from HP Financial Calculator
HP Financial Calculator gives you all the power and convenience of a full-fledged
Hewlett-Packard calculator. It lets you quickly perform mathematical operations, as
well as sophisticated financial and scientific calculations. Here’s a sample of what
you can do with this handy OmniBook application:
•
Perform general arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division.
•
Execute sophisticated TVM (time value of money) and financial calculations.
•
Produce analyses of financial alternatives.
•
Do conversions involving currency, length, temperature, and other units.
•
Perform calculations using scientific functions like sine, cosine, polar/rectangular
functions, and more.
•
Solve algebraic equations with the Solver.
•
Switch between conventional algebraic mode and the RPN (Reverse Polish
Notation) familiar to many HP calculator users.
In this section you’ll learn how to
•
Start the HP Calculator.
•
Perform a math function on one number.
•
Do simple arithmetic.
To start HP Calculator
•
Click Start, Programs, OmniBook, and HP Financial Calculator.
To perform a math function on one number
1. Type the number. The number appears in the Calc line.