User Guide

Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 14
Setting Modes
Checking Mode Settings
Mode settings control how the TI-84 Plus displays and interprets numbers and graphs. Mode
settings are retained by the Constant ‘Memory™ feature when the TI-84 Plus is turned off. All
numbers, including elements of matrices and lists, are displayed according to the current mode
settings.
To display the mode settings, press z. The current settings are highlighted. Defaults are
highlighted below. The following pages describe the mode settings in detail.
{
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
y 6 or press |, }, ~, or
†.
y Changes the cursor 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 to Ø; the next keystroke performs a third function of
that key (displayed above a key and to the right), executes SOLVE
(Chapters 10 and 11), 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.
„ 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.
Normal Sci Eng
Numeric notation
Float 0123456789
Number of decimal places in answers
Radian Degree
Unit of angle measure
Func Par Pol Seq
Type of graphing
Connected Dot
Whether to connect graph points
Sequential Simul
Whether to plot simultaneously
Real a+bi re^qi
Real, rectangular complex, or polar complex
Full Horiz G-T
Full screen, two split-screen modes
MathPrint Classic
Controls whether inputs and outputs on the home screen and in
the Y= editor are displayed as they are in textbooks
n/d Un/d
Displays results as simple fractions or mixed fractions
Answers: Auto Dec Frac
Controls the format of the answers
Keystrokes Result