Conversion & people. A tip.

pinkraynedropjacki

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:

pinkraynedropjacki

It's amazing how much that little built in thing has.

mumblemagic

Did not know that - you are a very useful person

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

*goes to calculator* *hits view* nope - no unit conversion for me!

pinkraynedropjacki

*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

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

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

Oh sweet! That makes things a little easier then

dancephysics

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

hey!! cool beans!! thanks :flowerforyou:

pinkraynedropjacki

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

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

I had no idea. Thanks lol.

jigsaw_me

I like this one http://xkcd.com/526/

KarenJanine

I have an App for that

Deipneus

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

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.