Calculator User Manual

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Chapter 2: The CATALOG , Variables, and Characters
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Selecting a Variable Name

Select the appropriate data-type selection
screen from the
CATLG-VARS
menu.

Move the cursor to the variable you want
to select.
- w (
#

Select the variable you want. b
The CUSTOM Menu
- w & (
You can select up to 15 items from the
CATALOG
and
VARS
screens -- program names, functions,
instructions, and other items -- to create your own
CUSTOM
menu. To display your
CUSTOM
menu, press
9
. Use
&
through
*
and
/
to select items like any other menu.
Entering CUSTOM Menu Items

Select
CUSTM
from the
CATALOG
. The
CUSTOM
menu is displayed. ALPHA-lock is on.

Move the selection cursor (
4
) to the item you
want to copy to the
CUSTOM
menu.
- w
& (
ã
C
ä
# # #

Copy the item to the
CUSTOM
menu cell you
select, replacing any previous item.

To enter more items, repeat steps 2 and 3
using different items and cells.
(

Display the
CUSTOM
menu. -l 9
The example assumes that
the real-number variables
AREA
and
VOL
from the
example on page 41 have no
t
been deleted from memory.
When copying items into the
CUSTOM
menu, you can skip
menu cells and menu groups.