Excel offers a feature that allows you to add the Windows calculator directly to your spreadsheet. This is a very useful tool to help you streamline your tasks and improve your efficiency, such as when calculating the mode or median in Excel.
If you still don’t know how to use the Windows calculator, and no other calculator app convinces you, because you have to use it separately, in this article we will explain in detail how to integrate the Windows one step by step and in a very simple way into your Excel.
Step by step to include the calculator in your spreadsheet
To add the Windows calculator to Excel, follow these steps:
-Open an Excel sheet on your computer, it doesn’t matter if it is empty or has content.
-Locate a white arrow symbol pointing down in the top left menu of the tool and click there.
-Now a menu will be displayed with several options; Find and select “More commands.”
-This will take you to the “Excel Options” window with a list of available commands.
-In the section called “Available Commands,” choose “All Commands.”
-Look for the “Calculator” section in the alphabetically ordered list, and select it.
– Click “Add” to add the Calculator command to a panel on the right side of the tool.
-Finally, click “OK” to integrate the Windows calculator in the upper left corner of Excel.
-Now you can easily access it every time you need it.
Note that if you want to keep the calculator always visible, you can easily pin its window to the top right corner of your screen using a keyboard shortcut on your computer.
To do this, you simply have to select the calculator window and press Alt + Up Arrow. This will ensure that the calculator remains visible while you use Excel.
When you want to return to the normal view, just press Alt + Down Arrow. This way, you can manage your work more efficiently without losing sight of the tool you need.
