Set a base currency and exchange rates
Before you can convert currency, you need to choose a base currency
(usually your domestic currency) and add exchange rates.
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The rate of the base currency is always 1. The base currency determines
the conversion rates of the other currencies.
1. Select
Currency
as the measurement parameter type, and select
Options
>
Currency rates
. A list of currencies opens; you can see the
current base currency at the top.
2. To change the base currency, scroll to the currency (usually your
domestic currency), and select
Options
>
Set as base curr.
.
3. Add exchange rates, scroll to the currency, and enter a new rate, that
is, how many units of the currency equal one unit of the base
currency you selected.
4. After you insert all the required exchange rates, you can convert
currency. See “Convert units,” p. 79.
Note: When you change base currency, you must enter new exchange
rates because all previously set exchange rates are cleared.