Calculator

The Calculator is simply a handy tool that we have built-in to Dispatch that you can use instead of relying on the calculator program that is usually installed with Windows. The Calculator is shown below.

 

 

Using the results of a calculation

You can insert the results of a calculation into the control that was focused prior to opening the calculator by performing a calculation and clicking the Insert button. For example, if you are entering a Net weight value on the Ticket Editor and you know the Gross and Tare weights you could do the following:

  1. Click on the Net column.

  2. Click Tools > Calculator to open the Calculator dialog.

  3. Calculate the Net weight.

  4. Click Insert to put the result of the calculation in the Net column.

  5. Click Close to close the Calculator dialog.