HP (Hewlett-Packard) 40gs Calculator User Manual


 
Notes and sketches 20-5
To label parts of a
sketch
1. Press and type the text on the edit line. To lock
the Alpha shift on, press (for uppercase) or
(for lowercase).
To make the label a smaller character size, turn off
before pressing . ( is a toggle
between small and large font size). The smaller
character size cannot display lowercase letters.
2. Press .
3. Position the label where you want it by pressing the
, , , keys.
4. Press again to affix the label.
5. Press to continue
drawing, or press
to exit the
Sketch view.
To create a set of
sketches
You can create a set of up to ten sketches. This allows for
simple animation.
After making a sketch, press to add a new,
blank page. You can now make a new sketch, which
becomes part of the current set of sketches.
To view the next sketch in an existing set, press
. Hold down for animation.
To remove the current page in the current sketch
series, press .
To store into a
graphics variable
You can define a portion of a sketch inside a box, and
then store that graphic into a graphics variable.
1. In the Sketch view, display the sketch you want to
copy (store into a variable).
2. Press .
3. Highlight the variable name you want to use and
press .
4. Draw a box around the portion you want to copy:
move the cursor to one corner, press , then move
the cursor to the opposite corner, and press .
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