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# Soulver's Features

Use Soulver to play around with numbers, do "back of the envelope" quick calculations, and solve day-to-day problems. Choose from the options below to learn about Soulver's features:

Doing Calculations

Write calculations in Soulver as you would write them on paper. You will see your answer parallel to your problem in the Answer Column. Soulver is very flexible and supports many different kinds of calculations.

Doing simple calculations▸
Percentages▸
Units & conversions▸
Using functions▸
Variables & stocks▸
Calculations in hex & binary▸

Getting Answers

When you type a problem, the answer will be shown in the answer column along the right hand side of the window. The answer palette shows you your answer in multiple forms, and you can see statistics for all your lines in the bottom right.

Getting answers out of the answer column▸
Using the answer palette▸
Seeing statistics for your lines▸
Fill up your screen with big answer▸

Formatting Answers

Soulver formats your answer for you. Read about the different options available to you to customise this.

Editing the formatting of your lines▸
Available formatting options▸

Text Editing in Soulver

If you know how to use a text editor, then you already know how to use Soulver. It's like a word processor for working with numbers. Learn about Soulver's powerful editing features to make working with numbers easier than a regular text editor.

Syntax coloring, styling & labels▸
Auto spaces & smart editing▸
Override keyboard keys with MathKey▸

Multi-line Calculations & Answer Tokens

Soulver has a really powerful system for connecting lines to each other. Using tokens, you can do calculations over multiple lines, and when one line changes, they all update. This is a very simple and powerful way of creating little reusable calculating documents.

Creating, using and editing tokens▸

The Numbers Window

The Numbers window is where you edit Soulver's variables and stocks, and view the supported currencies and their rates.

Adding global variables▸
Adding stocks▸
Viewing & updating currencies▸

Soulver Documents

You can save your work into Soulver documents. These can be "Quicklooked" from Finder, shared with others, exported into PDF and printed.

Working with Soulver documents▸
Exporting documents▸
Printing documents▸

Misc Features

A few minor features that are still worth learning about.

Getting your Mac to read out your problem and result▸
Toggling the line numbers▸