Here are some of the must-know and most useful Calculator keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10 for faster calculations and navigation.
You may not notice it but the calculator app in Windows 10 is one of the most used applications. This is particularly true if you are a student, office works, or a programmer. For instance, I use the app at least a couple of times each and every day for a variety of things. In fact, the calculator app is my goto when it comes to value conversions.
Though most of us use the calculator app on a daily basis, we often don’t know that the app itself has a wide range of keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation and calculations. After all, Microsoft doesn’t do a good job at highlighting the said keyboard shortcuts. More often than not, knowing the specific keyboard shortcuts will help you get things done not only quickly but without constantly moving your hand to use the mouse.
So, without further ado, below are some of the most useful calculator keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10.
Note: Most of the below keyboard shortcuts work in Windows 7 and 8. However, some keyboard shortcuts are specific to Windows 10 and might not work as intended in other versions.
Calculator App Keyboard Shortcut
For ease of use, I divided the keyboard shortcuts into three different sections. The first section contains the general keyboard shortcuts. The next two sections contain keyboard shortcuts for specific calculator modes. i.e, Programmer mode and Scientific mode.
General shortcuts
The shortcuts below are for the general mode that the calculator opens by default.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Shortcut Function |
|---|---|
| Alt + 1 | Open Standard mode |
| Alt + 2 | Open Scientific calculator |
| Alt + 3 | Open Programmer calculator |
| Alt + 4 | Open Date calculator |
| Ctrl + M | Store data in memory |
| Ctrl + R | Recall data in memory |
| Ctrl + L | Clear data in memory |
| Ctrl + P | Add data to memory |
| Ctrl + Q | Subtract data from memory |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Clear calculator history |
| Ctrl + H | Enable or disable history |
| @ | Quick square root calculation |
| F9 | Select ± |
| R | Select 1/x |
| Delete | (CE) Clear current input |
| Esc | (C) Clear all input |
Programmer mode shortcuts
For the below shortcuts to work as intended, you need to be in programmer mode in the Calculator app.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Shortcut Function |
|---|---|
| % | Select Mod operation |
| F2 | Select DWORD |
| F3 | Select WORD |
| F4 | Select BYTE |
| F5 | Select HEX |
| F6 | Select DEC |
| F7 | Select OCT |
| F8 | Select BIN |
| F12 | Select QWORD |
| A through F | Select A through F |
| J | Select RoL |
| K | Select RoR |
| < | Select Lsh |
| > | Select Rsh |
| | | Select OR |
| ^ | Select Xor |
| ~ | Select NOT |
| & | Select AND |
| Spacebar | Toggle bit value |
Scientific mode shortcuts
For the below shortcuts to work as intended, you need to be in scientific mode in the Calculator app.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Shortcut Function |
|---|---|
| % | Select Mod |
| F3 | Select DEG |
| F4 | Select RAD |
| F5 | Select GRAD |
| Ctrl + G | Select 10x |
| Ctrl + O | Select cosh |
| Ctrl + S | Select sinh |
| Ctrl + T | Select tanh |
| Shift + S | Select sin-1 |
| Shift + O | Select cos-1 |
| Shift + T | Select tan-1 |
| Ctrl + Y | Select y√x |
| Ctrl + N | Select ex |
| D | Select Mod |
| L | Select log |
| M | Select dms |
| N | Select In |
| O | Select cos |
| P | Select Pi |
| Q | Select X2 |
| S | Select sin |
| T | Select tan |
| V | Select F through E |
| X | Select Exp |
| Y | Select xy |
| # | Select x3 |
| ! | Select n! |
That is it.
I hope that helps. If you are stuck or need some help, comment below and I will try to help as much as possible. If you like this article, do check out useful Windows 10 Keyboard shortcuts.
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