Conversion & people. A tip.

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pinkraynedropjacki
pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
For those who complain about having to search online all the time to get stone to kg or lb, or Kcal to kilojoules or whatever....just know this.


Your windows calculator has all that built in. Hit.... view...then select unit conversion.....


Just a thought :happy:

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  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
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    It's amazing how much that little built in thing has.
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
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    Did not know that - you are a very useful person :smile:

    I just remever that there's 2.2 lb to the kilo, and use a calculator! Also, google now has the convert thingy so you don't have to trawl any more.
  • workout_ninja
    workout_ninja Posts: 524 Member
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    *goes to calculator* *hits view* nope - no unit conversion for me!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
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    *goes to calculator* *hits view* nope - no unit conversion for me!

    Well then you are in trouble. It's built into Windows calc. View, then unit conversion. OR just hit CTRL+U
  • workout_ninja
    workout_ninja Posts: 524 Member
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    nope - it might not help that I am on my works pc and its pretty damn old - is it a windows 7 feature cause its not on this XP crap!
  • CubicalF13
    CubicalF13 Posts: 263 Member
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    yeh i am using windows 7 also.

    And for quicker access bind one of your unused keyboard buttons to the calculator.

    following article explains how to bind an application to a keyboard button - http://superuser.com/questions/246948/how-can-i-bind-a-keyboard-shortcut-to-start-a-specific-application-in-windows-7

    you can also find youtube videos on how. search for keyboard binding.
  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
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    Oh sweet! That makes things a little easier then :)
  • dancephysics
    dancephysics Posts: 53
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    Or, just go to Google, type in, for example, "100 g to oz" (or whatever conversion you want to do) and Google will convert it for you, right from the search bar. This also works for Google on your smart phone.
  • WhataBroad
    WhataBroad Posts: 1,091 Member
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    hey!! cool beans!! thanks :flowerforyou:
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
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    yeh i am using windows 7 also.

    And for quicker access bind one of your unused keyboard buttons to the calculator.

    following article explains how to bind an application to a keyboard button - http://superuser.com/questions/246948/how-can-i-bind-a-keyboard-shortcut-to-start-a-specific-application-in-windows-7

    you can also find youtube videos on how. search for keyboard binding.

    Did not think of that. I have my calc pinned to my taskbar anyway so it's only a click away.
  • teamAmelia
    teamAmelia Posts: 1,247 Member
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    Nice tip. This is the only time I've ever changed any setting other than calc type, history, or digit grouping. You can even calc diff between dates. Hmm.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    I had no idea. Thanks lol.
  • jigsaw_me
    jigsaw_me Posts: 616 Member
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    I like this one http://xkcd.com/526/

    :)
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
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    I have an App for that :smile:
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,862 Member
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    I didn't know that so that's cool. I have Windows 8.1 so it's different. No "view" just "converter". Still, I think I can use the Google calculator faster.

    You don't have to search Google for the answers, the calculator is built in. In fact, you can just speak it. "Convert 100 pounds to kilograms." Done.
  • mdabacon
    mdabacon Posts: 2 Member
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    Ask Siri! She knows. ;-) Just say "how many grams in an ounce" or "85 grams is how many ounces" She will tell you the conversion.

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