User Guide

Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 27
Selecting an Item from a Menu
You can select an item from a menu in either of two ways.
Note: On the LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are
labeled in such a way that you can select them by pressing the appropriate number key. To move
the cursor to the first item beginning with any alpha character or
q, press the key combination for
that alpha character or
q. If no items begin with that character, the cursor moves beyond it to the
next item.
Example: Calculate
3
‡27.
Leaving a Menu without Making a Selection
You can leave a menu without making a selection in any of four ways.
• Press y 5 to return to the home screen.
• Press ‘ to return to the previous screen.
• Press a key or key combination for a different menu, such as  or y 9.
• Press a key or key combination for a different screen, such as o or y 0.
VARS and VARS Y-VARS Menus
VARS Menu
You can enter the names of functions and system variables in an expression or store to them
directly.
• Press the number or letter of the item you want to
select. The cursor can be anywhere on the menu,
and the item you select need not be displayed on
the screen.
• Press † or } to move the cursor to the item you
want, and then press Í.
After you select an item from a menu, the TI-84 Plus
typically displays the previous screen.
 † † † Í
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