Calculator User Manual

Chapter 16: Programming
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Working with Programs
Managing Memory and Deleting a Program
To check whether adequate memory is available for a program you want to enter or
download, display the Check RAM screen (
- ™ &
; Chapter 17). To increase available
memory, consider deleting selected items or data types from memory (Chapter 17).
Editing a Program
After you write a program, you can display it in the program editor and edit any command line.

Display the program editor (
8 '
). The
PRGM NAMES
menu also is displayed.

Enter the name of the program you want to edit. Either select the name from the
PRGM NAMES
menu or enter the individual characters.

Edit the program command lines.
♦
Move the cursor to the appropriate location, and then delete, overwrite, or insert characters.
♦
Press
:
to clear the entire command line, except for the leading colon, and then enter a
new program command.
♦
Select program editor menu items
INSc
(
*
) and
DELc
(
/ &
) to insert and delete
command lines.
The program editor does not
display a
$
to indicate that
command lines continue
beyond the screen.