User's Manual
1-8 Operating the TI
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83
8301OPER.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 12:09 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:34
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Keystrokes Result
~
 or 
|
Moves the cursor within an expression; these keys repeat.
}
 or 
†
Moves the cursor from line to line within an expression that
occupies more than one line; these keys repeat.
On the top line of an expression on the home screen, 
}
 moves
the cursor to the beginning of the expression.
On the bottom line of an expression on the home screen, 
†
moves the cursor to the end of the expression.
y
|
Moves the cursor to the beginning of an expression.
y
~
Moves the cursor to the end of an expression.
Í
Evaluates an expression or executes an instruction.
‘
On a line with text on the home screen, clears the current line.
On a blank line on the home screen, clears everythin
g
 on the
home screen.
In an editor, clears the expression or value where the cursor is
located; it does not store a zero.
{
Deletes a character at the cursor; this key repeats.
y
 [
INS
] Chan
g
es the cursor to 
__
 ; inserts characters in front of the
underline cursor; to end insertion, press 
y
 [
INS
] or press 
|
, 
}
,
~
, or 
†
.
y
Chan
g
es the cursor to 
Þ
; the next keystroke performs a 
2nd
operation 
(
an operation in yellow above a key and to the left
)
; to
cancel 
2nd
, press 
y
 again.
ƒ
Chan
g
es the cursor to 
Ø
; the next keystroke pastes an alpha
character 
(
a character in 
g
reen above a key and to the ri
g
ht
)
 or
executes 
SOLVE
(
Chapters 10 and 11
)
; to cancel 
ƒ
, press
ƒ
 or press 
|
, 
}
, 
~
, or 
†
.
y
 [
A
.
LOCK
] Chan
g
es the cursor to 
Ø
; sets alpha-lock; subsequent keystrokes
(
on an alpha key
)
 paste alpha characters; to cancel alpha-lock,
press 
ƒ
; name prompts set alpha-lock 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.
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