Calculator User Manual

Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 19
Setting Modes
Setting ModesSetting Modes
Setting Modes
Checking Mode Settings
Checking Mode SettingsChecking Mode Settings
Checking Mode Settings
Mode settings control how the TI-84 Plus displays and interprets numbers and graphs.
Mode settings are retained by the Constant Memory feature when the TI-84 Plus is
turned off. All numbers, including elements of matrices and lists, are displayed according
to the current mode settings.
y
Changes the cursor to Þ; the next keystroke performs a 2nd operation
(an operation in blue above a key and to the left); to cancel 2nd, press
y again.
ƒ Changes the cursor to Ø; the next keystroke pastes an alpha character
(a character in green above a key and to the right) or executes SOLVE
(Chapters 10 and 11); to cancel ƒ, press ƒ or press |, },
~, or †.
y 7 Changes the cursor to Ø; sets alpha-lock; subsequent keystrokes (on an
alpha key) paste alpha characters; to cancel alpha-lock, press
ƒ. If
you are prompted to enter a name such as for a group or a program,
alpha-lock is set automatically.
„ Pastes an X in Func mode, a T in Par mode, a q in Pol mode, or an n in
Seq mode with one keystroke.
Keystrokes Result