Calculator

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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.

 

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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.