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How to use the deg and dms buttons on the Windows 10 calculator.
To display the deg and dms buttons, put the calculator into Scientific mode, and click the up arrow (↑) button.
The format for entering and displaying coordinates using degrees, minutes and seconds is DD.MMSSssss where:
DD = number of degrees MM = number of minutes SSsss = number of seconds (optional, may be omitted)
If the number of minutes is a single digit, the single digit must be preceded by a zero.
SS is the integer portion of the number of seconds. If the integer portion is a single digit, it must be preceded by a zero.
ssss is the decimal portion of the number of seconds, if any.
Once you have entered the number of degrees, minutes and seconds using this format; you can press the deg button to convert the number to decimal degrees.
If you want to add or subtract a degrees, minutes and seconds number to or from another degrees, minutes and seconds number; enter the first number, press the deg button to convert it to decimal degrees, press the + or – button, enter another degrees, minutes and seconds number, press the deg button to convert the second number to decimal degrees, press the = button, and then press the dms button to convert the answer back to a number that is displayed in the degrees, minutes and seconds format. (The keyboard shortcut for the dms button is M.)
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To display the deg and dms buttons, put the calculator into Scientific mode, and click the up arrow (↑) button.
The format for entering and displaying coordinates using degrees, minutes and seconds is DD.MMSSssss where:
DD = number of degrees MM = number of minutes SSsss = number of seconds (optional, may be omitted)
If the number of minutes is a single digit, the single digit must be preceded by a zero.
SS is the integer portion of the number of seconds. If the integer portion is a single digit, it must be preceded by a zero.
ssss is the decimal portion of the number of seconds, if any.
Once you have entered the number of degrees, minutes and seconds using this format; you can press the deg button to convert the number to decimal degrees.
If you want to add or subtract a degrees, minutes and seconds number to or from another degrees, minutes and seconds number; enter the first number, press the deg button to convert it to decimal degrees, press the + or – button, enter another degrees, minutes and seconds number, press the deg button to convert the second number to decimal degrees, press the = button, and then press the dms button to convert the answer back to a number that is displayed in the degrees, minutes and seconds format. (The keyboard shortcut for the dms button is M.)
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