Operation Manual

Chapter 1: Getting Started with the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition 20
TI-84 Plus C Edit Keys
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.
Moves the cursor from term to term within an
expression in MathPrint™ mode; these keys repeat.
On the home screen, scrolls through the history of
entries and answers.
y | Moves the cursor to the beginning of an expression.
y ~ Moves the cursor to the end of an expression.
ƒ } On the home screen, moves the cursor out of a
MathPrint™ expression and up into history.
In the Y=editor, moves the cursor from a MathPrint™
expression to the previous Y-var.
ƒ † In the Y=editor, moves the cursor from a MathPrint™
expression to the next Y-var.
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 everything
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 6 Changes the cursor to an underline (__); inserts
characters in front of the underline cursor; to end
insertion, press y6 or press |, }, ~, or †.
y Changes the cursor or status bar indicator to Þ; the
next keystroke performs a
2nd function (displayed
above a key and to the left); to cancel
2nd, press y
again.
ƒ Changes the cursor or status bar indicator to Ø; the
next keystroke performs a third function of that key
(displayed above a key and to the right) or accesses a
shortcut menu. To cancel ƒ, press ƒ or press
|, }, ~, or †.
y 7 Changes the cursor to Ø; sets alpha-lock; subsequent
keystrokes access the third functions of the keys
pressed; 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.
Note: The TI-84 Plus C does not automatically set
alpha-lock for entries that require list names.