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From left to right:
 
From left to right:
 
* project-toolbar button
 
* project-toolbar button
* L scale (addition and subtraction)
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* function combo box used to selection a computation, e.g., addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, etc.
* C scale (multiplication and division)
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* top-scale indicator
* CI scale (inverse - multiplication and division when the C scale would give underflow/overflow)
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* top-scale combo box: linear, log, log2, log3, 1/log, sin, tan, log log
* A scale (square and square root)
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* bottom-scale indicator
* K scale (cube and cube root)
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* bottom-scale combo box: linear, log, log2, log3, 1/log, sin, tan, log log
* S scale (sin and asin)
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* scale-alignment button (realigns top scale to bottom scale)
* T scale (tan and atan)
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* activity stop button
* stop button (not shown)
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The results of the calculation are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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The results of the calculation are displayed below the slide rule.
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=== The keyboard shortcuts ===
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:+ addition/subtraction
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:* multiplication/division
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:c log scale
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:i 1/log scale
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:a log2 scale
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:k log3 scale
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:s sin scale
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:t tan scale
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:Backspace: align top scale with bottom scale
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:Home: move all scales to "home" position
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:left arrow: jog slide left
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:right arrow: jog slide right
    
== How to use a slide rule ==
 
== How to use a slide rule ==