Below is a list of keystrokes for the Talking Calculator.  I haven't checked all of the keystrokes to make sure they work, although the ones I did try are fine. 

The list is quite long and your student may want to work with only some of the commands.  The program includes calculating in various bases and calculating with very large numbers (up to about 100,000 digits), also other items which may not be needed.  Playing the music of a graph can be fun, but again may not be of interest.

Generally: To type a new number in any textbox click the End button (button means key) to move the cursor to the end of the number that is there, then Backspace till you delete all the digits to the beginning of the number, then type the digits or characters for the new number, then click Enter for Done.

Generally:  In any textbox you can click the right mouse button to get a drop down menu that includes Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All.

Generally: Characters is a general term for all symbols, digits are single number characters, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and in other bases may include A,B,C,D, etc.

In all windows:

Press Alt W For Changing Windows, then a number from 1 to 6:

So:

Press Alt W then 1 for Calculator Window,

Press Alt W then 2 for Results Window,

Press Alt W then 3 for Equation Graph Window,

Press Alt W then 4 for Music Sound Adjust Window,

Press Alt W then 5 for the Information Window,

Press Alt W then 6 to show the Author of this program.

(1) Tcalc window (Calculator Window):

Press control key, then the following key to perform an operation.

So:

      Press Control A for add

      Press Control S for subtract, or Control m for minus

Press Control = for equals

      Press Control m for multiply

Press Control D or Control / for dividing

Press Control Q for mod

      Press Control P for power ^ e.g. x^y

      Press Control I or \ for integer divide

      Press Control X for sin

      Press Control Y for Cosine

      Press Control Z for Tangent

      Press Control U for arc sin

      Press Control V for arc Cosine

      Press Control W for arc Tangent

      Press Control L for Log

      Press Control K for x^N --> inverse Log

      Press Control N for Natural log (ln)

      Press Control E for x^e --> inverse natural ln

      Press Control F for Factorial

      Press Control 4 for store into memory

      Press Control 5 for add to memory

      Press Control 6 for Recall memory

      Press Control 7 for Clear memory

Press Control H for Inverse x --> 1/x

      Press Control 2 for square of x

      Press Control R for square root of x

Press Control 3 for cube of x

Press Control C for cube root of x

Press Control J for Pi

Press Control T for int

      Press Control B for Absolute value of x

Enter will clear the number.

To Change the sign for a number from positive to negative or negative to positive press the Control minus key.  The minus key toggles between the negative and the positive sign.

Press F2 to access the talking commands

Press F3 to access the Values Control Commands.

Also in the Calculator Window:

    Press F1, then Press another key to see what function it performs.

    Press F2, then Press zero for a summary of present talking values.

    Press F2, then Press one for a summary of talking commands.

    Press F3, then Press zero for a summary of control values.

    Press F3, then Press one for a summary of control values commands.

    Press Alt, then Press one for a summary of menu controls.

Summary of voice commands for tcalc Window: 

Press Alt G For Choice of Voice including Gender, then press numbers 1 to 9, 0, or the minus sign to choose the voice.

      Press alt G then press 1 for Female voice

      Press alt G then press 2 for Male 1 voice

      Press alt G then press 3 for Male 2 voice

      Press alt G then press 4 for Whisperer voice

      Press alt G then press 5 for Echo Female voice

      Press alt G then press 6 for Hallway Female voice

      Press alt G then press 7 for PA Female voice

      Press alt G then press 8 for Space Age voice

      Press alt G then press 9 for Bells Female voice

      Press alt G then press 0 for Space Female voice

      Press alt G then press - for Echo Male voice

Also you can also press alt G then use the arrow up and arrow down keys for changing voices.

Press Alt T For enabling or disabling the talking, then press 1 or 2

Press Alt X To Exit this program

Press Alt A To Select All of the number.

Press Alt C To Clear the number from the Window.

???Press Alt B To Convert Bases. To convert the number from one base to another

Press Alt R To Produce a random number.

Press Alt P To Stop Talking.

Press Alt D To Disable Talking. Toggle between disable talking and    enable talking.

Press Alt Y To hear the whole number.

Press Alt Z To go to Results window. Transfer Number to the Results            Window for music and find

summary of talk commands

Press F2 and one of the following keys to control the talking

Press F2 then Press Zero to summarize values in this window.

Press F2 then Press 2 Or Alt P to Stop Talking.

Press F2 then Press 3 Or Alt Y To Say the Number.

Press F2 then Press 4 to Hear the operation just completed.

For each of the following: after Pressing F2 and the next character, press the up key or down key to raise or lower the value.  Holding down the up key or the down key will raise or lower the number faster:

Press F2 then Press S For Speed.

Press F2 then Press P For Pitch.

Press F2 then Press V For Volume.

summary of value control commands

Summary of commands for the Calculator Window.

Press F3, then Press one (1) for a summary of control values commands.

     Press F3, then Press 2  Choose degrees or radians.

Degrees. To change to radians press the down key

Radians. To change to degrees press the up key

Press F3, then Press Q Or Alt F To change number of decimals.  (Also if Press C is toggled to Base 10 and ordinary numbers)

     Press F3, then Press N For changing maximum Random Number.

     Press F3, then Press R Or Alt R For Random Number.

     Press F3, then Press C To toggle choose other base and / or enormous numbers:

     Press F3, then Press B Or Alt B For changing the base (if in enormous numbers mode).

????Press F3, then Press D To change maximum number of decimals in enormous numbers. Press Enter to toggle between ordinary numbers and enormous numbers (and other bases).

Press F3, then Press Z For changing the FROM base in a number base conversion.

     Press F3, then Press X For changing the TO base in a number base conversion.

     Press F3, then Press M To convert the number from one base to another.

     Press F3, then Press T Or Alt W To Transfer Number to results window for music and find.

     Press F3, then Press L for log base change.

     Press F3, then Press 0 (Zero) is for summarizing values in this window

(2) Results Window:

Press F3 to access control values then press 1 for summary of commands

summary of value control commands

Press F3 then Press 0 (Zero) For the values in this window now. 

Press F3 then Press F to input digits for Find.

Press F3 then Press H for actually hunting and finding the characters. Click as often as necessary.  This will give the beginning position of the characters wanted.  Press F3, then H to find them all – When done the voice will give the total number of repeats of the characters. Press Enter when done.

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Press F3 then Press B to Start at Beginning of rtext1 command – for Finding character repeats, also to hear the music from the beginning of the number, otherwise the cursor is where you left it last which is usually at the end of the number.

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Press F3 then Press S For Say the number command.

??? Press F3 then Press 5 to hear Maximum Random number.

Press F3 then Press T to stop talking.

Press F3 then Press P to Play Music.

Press F3 then Press M to stopping music.

Press F3 then Press A to select All the number.

??? Press F3 then Press O (Oh)to choose one or two digits per note.

Press F3 then Press 2 to change the multiplier for 1 digit per note.

Press F3 then Press 3 to change the multiplier for 2 digit per note.

Press F3 then Press Alt W For Changing Windows:

Then Press 1 for Calculator Window,

Press 2 for Results Window,

Press 3 for Equation Graph Window,

Press 4 for Music Sound Adjust Window,

Press 5 for the Information Window.

Press F3 then Press 6 to hear the Author of this program.

(3) For EquationGraph Window:

Press F3 to access control values:

Press F3 then press Zero For the values in this window now.

Press F3 then press 1 for summary of commands.

Press alt, then press 1 for summary of menu commands.

Press F3 then Press E To input equation.  Type the equation, then press Enter

Press F3 then Press I for initial x.  Press Enter when done.

Press F3 then Press F for final x.  Press Enter when done.

Press F3 then Press N for Number of Points in graph

Press F3 then Press Y for initial y. Press Enter when done.

Press F3 then Press Z for final y.  Press Enter when done.

Press F3 then Press X for calculating the corresponding Y value

Press F3 then Press = key to find y

Press F3 then Press D for number of decimal places

Press F3 then Press G for Format Equation and Graph

Press F3 then Press P To Play Music.

Press F3 then Press M To stopping music.

Press F3 then Press T to stop talking

Press F3 then Press R for Record data in a table

Press F3 then Press C for clear graph

(4) For Music Sound Window:

Press F3, then press Zero for a summary of present control values. Press F3, then press 1 for a summary of control commands.

Summary of commands for Sound adjustment.

         Press F3 then Press Zero For the values in this window now.

For the following 5 items: Press the up arrow key to increase the number and the down arrow key to decrease the number.  If you hold down these keys the numbers will change faster.  For the musical instrument (I) the voice will say what musical instrument is chosen.

   Press F3 then Press I For changing musical instrument.

         Press F3 then Press V For Music Volume.

         Press F3 then Press O For Octave Number.

         Press F3 then Press S For Left to Right Speakers.

   Press F3 then Press P To play rising pitch from 0 to 140.

The original settings for the above are: midi-channel = 14, for my computer it is the best channel (you may not want to change it), L-midi-pan-R = 64, Midi-Volume = 10, Octave = 2, Midi-Patch Instrument = 10

         Press F3 then Press Q Pause between notes.

         Press F3 then Press T For stop Talking.  Press F3 to talk again.

         Press Alt W For Changing Windows:

Then Press 1 for Calculator Window,

Press 2 for Results Window,

Press 3 for Equation Graph Window,

Press 4 for Music Sound Adjust Window,

Press 5 for the Information Window.

Press 6 to Show the Author of this program.

(5) For Info Window:

Press F3 function key, then Press 1 to get a summary of Value control commands

Press Alt R to Read the Information.

Press Alt S to Stop the Talking.

Press Alt W For Changing Windows: 

Then Press 1 for Calculator Window,

Press 2 for Results Window,

Press 3 for Equation Graph Window,

Press 4 for Music Sound Adjust Window,

Press 5 for the Information Window,

Press 6 to Show the Author of this program.

The e-mail in the info window should read omjhooge@shaw.ca or ohooge@shaw.ca.

A list of Window possibilities:

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