In Excel 2011, there is instead the Formula Builder (which you can see by going to the Formulas tab in Excel and then selecting the Formula Builder icon). For basic calculator functions, there’s the OS X built-in calculator. Now, ten years later, things have changed. Schwieb said it was added to Excel:Mac in 2001 with the intent of gradually introducing people to formulas. I got lucky: as it turns out, he’s the guy who wrote it originally. I wasn’t sure of the history of that calculator, so I asked my colleague Schwieb. The description Excel gave it was “Helps you create basic arithmetic calculations in Excel by offering a layout that is based on a ‘real’ hand-held calculator.”
Did they take the GUI formula builder called “Calculator” out of Excel? It was in Excel 98, X, 2004, 2008 and I don’t see it in 2011? In 2008 you would go to “customize toolbars & menus” click on the commands tab and then drag the calculator to your toolbar or menu of choice.
