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Measurements and units

Area and volume units

Label known square or cubic values and convert their units.

Square and cubic unit keys label quantities that are already areas or volumes. They do not apply a square or cube operation to the number. Once labeled, the same quantity can be displayed in another compatible unit.

Enter and convert an area

Label a known area with square units. This does not square the number.1

Clear the current entry

Use 2nd if a unit is above its button.

  1. Press Clear entry.

Calculate

  1. Enter square feet

    Press 14, then Second, then Select area units, then Square feet.

  2. Convert to square inches

    Press Square inches.
  1. Example result2016 square inches

Enter and convert a volume

Label a known volume with cubic units. This does not cube the number.2

Clear the current entry

Use 2nd if a unit is above its button.

  1. Press Clear entry.

Calculate

  1. Enter cubic feet

    Press 14, then Select volume units, then Cubic feet.

  2. Convert to cubic inches

    Press Cubic inches.
  1. Example result24192 cubic inches

Enter square millimeters

Select Area with 2nd → Area, then tap mm². Use 2nd first if mm² is above its button.1

Clear the current entry

  1. Press Clear entry.

Calculate

  1. Square millimeters

    Press 100, then Second, then Select area units.

  2. Press the keys

    Press Square millimeters.
  1. Example result100 square millimeters

Enter cubic millimeters

Select Volume, then tap mm³. Use 2nd first if mm³ is above its button.2

Clear the current entry

  1. Press Clear entry.

Calculate

  1. Cubic millimeters

    Press 100, then Select volume units.

  2. Press the keys

    Press Cubic millimeters.
  1. Example result100 cubic millimeters

Display assumptions

  1. Area units: Automatic. ↩1↩2

  2. Volume units: Automatic. ↩1↩2

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