Calculator User Manual

Chapter 2: Operating the Calculator 45
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3. Move the
ú
indicator to the command, and press
¸
.
To move the ú indicator: Press or type:
One command at a time
D
or
C
One page at a time
2D
or
2C
To the first command that
begins with a specified letter
The letter key. (On the
TI
-
89
, do
not
press
j
first. If you do,
you need to press
j
or
2 ™
again before you can
type a letter.)
For the command indicated by
ú
, the status line shows the required
and optional parameters, if any, and their type.
From the example above, the syntax for
factor
is:
factor
(expression)
required
— or —
factor
(expression,variable)
optional
A Flash application may contain one or more functions. When you
select a function, its name is inserted in the entry line at the cursor
location. Therefore, you should position the cursor as necessary
before selecting the function.
1. Press:
TI
.
89:
½
TI
.
92 Plus:
2 ½
2. Press …
Flash Apps.
(This option is dimmed if no Flash
applications are installed in the
TI
-
89 / TI
-
92 Plus
.)
¦
The list is alphabetized by function
name. The left column lists functions.
The right column lists the Flash
application that contains the function.
¦
Information about a function is
displayed in the status line.
¦
To exit without selecting a function,
press
N
.
Tip: From the top of the list,
press
C
to move to the
bottom. From the bottom,
press
D
to move to the top.
Information about
Parameters
Note: For details about the
parameters, refer to that
command’s description in
Appendix A.
Selecting a Flash
Application
Function
Indicated command
and its parameters
Brackets [ ] indicate
optional parameters.