User Manual

Chapter 1: Operating the TI
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The 2nd Key
The
-
key is yellow. When you press
-
, the cursor
becomes
Æ
(the 2nd cursor). When you press the next key,
the yellow character, abbreviation, or word printed above
that key is activated, instead of the key’s primary function.
- š
returns
the
STAT
menu
X STAT
The ALPHA Key
The
1
key is blue. When you press
1
, the cursor
becomes
³
(the uppercase ALPHA cursor). When you
press the next key, the blue uppercase character printed
above that key is pasted to the cursor location.
X STAT
1
ã
X
ä
returns an X
When you press
- n
, the cursor becomes
Ï
(the
lowercase alpha cursor). When you press the next key, the
lowercase version of the blue character is pasted to the
cursor location.
X STAT
- n
ã
X
ä
returns an x
ALPHA-lock and alpha-lock
To enter more than one uppercase or lowercase alpha character consecutively, set ALPHA-
lock (for uppercase letters) or alpha-lock (for lowercase letters).
To set ALPHA-lock when the entry cursor is displayed, press
1 1
.
♦
To cancel ALPHA-lock, press
1
.
♦
To switch from ALPHA-lock to alpha-lock, press
- n
.
To set alpha-lock when the entry cursor is displayed, press
- n 1
.
♦
To cancel alpha-lock, press
1 1
.
To enter a space within text,
press
1 ¤
. Spaces are
not valid within variable
names.
For convenience, you can
press
2
instead of
-
n
ã
x
ä
to enter the
commonly used
x variable.
The
Name= prompt and store
symbol
(
¶
) set ALPHA-lock
automatically.