User Guide

Chapter 8: Draw Instructions 130
Placing Text on a Graph from the Home Screen or a Program
Text( places on the current graph the characters comprising value, which can include TI-84 Plus
functions and instructions. The top-left corner of the first character is at pixel (
row,column), where
row is an integer between 0 and 57 and column is an integer between 0 and 94. Both row and column
can be expressions.
Text(row,column,value,value…)
value
can be text enclosed in quotation marks ( " ), or it can be an expression. The TI-84 Plus will
evaluate an expression and display the result with up to 10 characters.
Split Screen
On a
Horiz split screen, the maximum value for row is 25. On a G-T split screen, the maximum
value for
row is 45, and the maximum value for column is 46.
Using Pen to Draw on a Graph
Using Pen to Draw on a Graph
Pen draws directly on a graph only. You cannot execute Pen from the home screen or a program.
You can capture the image you created using TI-Connect™ software and save it to your computer
for homework or teaching material or store it as a picture file on your TI-84 Plus (see Storing
Graph Pictures below).
To draw on a displayed graph, follow these steps.
1. Select A:Pen from the DRAW menu.
2. Place the cursor on the point where you want to begin drawing. Press Í to turn on the
pen.
3. Move the cursor. As you move the cursor, you draw on the graph, shading one pixel at a time.
4. Press Í to turn off the pen.
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