Operation Manual

13-6 Programming
8213PROG.DOC TI-82, Chapter 13, English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/09/01 9:25 AM Printed:
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Editing Programs
In general, anything that can be executed from the Home screen can be included
in a program, and vice versa. A program command always begins with a colon.
Entering Program Commands
A colon indicates the beginning of each program command. To enter more
than one instruction on a line, separate them with a colon (Chapter 1), just
as on the Home screen. Press
Í
to indicate the end of a command line.
An instruction may be longer than one line on the screen; if so, it will wrap
to the next screen line.
y |
and
y ~
move the cursor to the beginning and end of a command
line.
In the program editor, if you press a key that accesses a menu, the menu
screen temporarily replaces the program edit screen. When you make a
selection or press
‘
, you are returned to the program editor.
Changing
Move the cursor to the command.
¦
Position the cursor and then make the changes.
¦
Press
‘
to clear (blank) all program commands on the command
line (the leading colon is not deleted), and then enter a new program
command.
Inserting
To insert a new command line, position the cursor where you want the new
line, press
y
ã
INS
ä
to put the TI
.
82 in insert mode, and press
Í
.
Deleting
To delete a command line, press
‘
to clear the line and then press
{
to delete the colon.
Copying a Program
RCL
(Chapter 1) copies (inserts) all of the commands of one program into
another, which you then can edit.
¦
You can create templates for frequently used groups of instructions,
such as setting
WINDOW
variables.
¦
You can make copies of programs.
To recall a program, press
y
ã
RCL
ä
 |
to display the
PRGM EXEC
menu, then select the name of the program and press
Í
.