User's Manual

16-4 Programming
8316PROG.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 1:23 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:39
PM Page 4 of 22
A program is a set of one or more command lines. Each
line contains one or more instructions. When you execute a
program, the TI
-
83 performs each instruction on each
command line in the same order in which you entered
them. The number and size of programs that the TI
-
83 can
store is limited only by available memory.
To create a new program, follow these steps.
1. Press
 |
to display the
PRGM NEW
menu.
2. Press
Í
to select 1:Create New. The Name= prompt
is displayed, and alpha-lock is on.
3. Press a letter from A to Z or
q
to enter the first
character of the new program name.
Note:
A program name can be one to eight characters long. The
first character must be a letter from A to Z or
q
. The second
through eighth characters can be letters, numbers, or
q
.
4. Enter zero to seven letters, numbers, or
q
to complete
the new program name.
5. Press
Í
. The program editor is displayed.
6. Enter one or more program commands (page 16
.
5).
7. Press
y
[
QUIT
] to leave the program editor and return
to the home screen.
To check whether adequate memory is available for a
program you want to enter, press
y
[
MEM
], and then
select
1:Check RAM from the
MEMORY
menu (Chapter 18).
To increase available memory, press
y
[
MEM
], and then
select
2:Delete from the
MEMORY
menu (Chapter 18).
To delete a specific program, press
y
[
MEM
], select
2:Delete from the
MEMORY
menu, and then select 7:Prgm
from the
DELETE FROM
secondary menu (Chapter 18).
Creating and Deleting Programs
What Is a
Program?
Creating a New
Program
Managing
Memory and
Deleting a
Program