update currency exchange rates in Calculator under Leopard?

[Shawn Erickson]

On Nov 2, 2007, at 4:54 AM, David Herren wrote:

> On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:17 PM, Shawn Erickson wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I know I must be blind...
>>>
>>> Where have they moved the command to update exchange rates under  
>>> Leopard?
>>
>> Convert menu in Calculator? At least I see it on that menu... just  
>> type in a numeric value and select currency.
>
> No, no no... Under 10.4, in the Convert menu was a menu item which  
> forced Calculator to connect somewhere and update it's currency  
> exchange rate tables. Under 10.5, that menu item is gone. Converting  
> specific currencies is certainly still there, but I don't see a way  
> to force an update of the exchange rates within Calculator.
>
> Another responder has suggested that Calculator under 10.5 updates  
> itself automatically and one doesnt' have to manually update the  
> rates any longer...that seems reasonable, but I'd like to have  
> confirmation of that since I have to convert currencies on a fairly  
> regular basis.


Look at the convert sheet that comes up when you select convert...

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