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Exercise: Documenting the calculator app

Michelle Leigh edited this page Nov 14, 2024 · 5 revisions

Exercise prompt: Using a sample style guide from JPDocu School of Technical Writing, explain to your grandmother how to use the calculator app to calculate the total price of a cup of coffee ($1) and a sandwich ($2).

This guide covers what the calculator app is and how to sum up numbers.

Table of Contents

  1. What is the calculator app?
  2. How to sum up numbers

What is the calculator app?

The calculator app is a phone application that performs basic math functions. You can add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers.

Note: In this exercise, my grandmother uses an Android phone.

Figure 1: Calculator app

Android calculator app

How to sum up numbers

Note: In this exercise, my grandmother has ordered a cup of coffee for $1 and a sandwich for $2. She needs the total sum of her order.

Prerequisite: The calculator app must be open.

  1. Tap 1. The input field automatically updates as you enter the equation.
Figure 2: Calculator app with "1" entered

Android calculator app with "1" displayed in the input field

  1. Tap the plus sign (+).
Figure 3: Calculator app with "1 +" entered

Android calculator app with "1 +" displayed in the input field

  1. Tap 2.
Figure 4: Calculator app with "1 + 2" entered

Android calculator app with "1 + 2" displayed in the input field

  1. Tap the equal sign (=). The input field updates with the total sum.
Figure 5: Calculator app with total sum displayed

Android calculator app with "3" displayed in the input field