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Getting Started Using Your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
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TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Edit Keys
Keystroke Result
~ or | Moves the cursor within an expression.
} or Ü Moves the cursor from line to line within an expression that
occupies more than one line. On the top line of an expression
on the home screen, }moves the cursor to the beginning of
the expression. On the bottom line, Ümoves the cursor to
the end of the expression.
y| Moves the cursor to the beginning of an expression.
y~ Moves the cursor to the end of an expression.
Õ Executes an instruction and/or an expression.
ë On a line with text on the home screen, clears the current line.
On a blank line on the home screen, clears everything on the
home screen. In an editor, clears the expression or value
where the cursor is located.
{ Deletes a character at the cursor.
y 6 Changes the cursor to an underline (__) and inserts characters
in front of the underline cursor; to end insertion, pressy6,
or press |}~or Ü.
y Changes the cursor to ; the next keystroke performs a
2nd operation (in blue above a key); to cancel 2nd,
press y again.
É Changes the cursor to ÿ; the next keystroke pastes an alpha
character (in green above a key); to cancel É press
É again, or press |}~or Ü.
y7 Changes the cursor to ÿ; sets alpha-lock; subsequent
keystrokes paste alpha characters; to cancel alpha-lock, press
É. If you are prompted to enter a name for a group or a
program, alpha-lock is set automatically.
Ñ Pastes an X in Func mode, a T in Par mode, a
in Pol mode,
or an n in Seq mode with one keystroke.
Display Cursors
In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what will happen
when you press the next key.
Cursor Appearance Effect of next keystroke
Entry Solid rectangle A character is entered at the cursor;
$ any existing character is overwritten.
Insert Underline A character is inserted in front of the
__ cursor location.
Second Up arrow A 2nd character (blue on the keyboard)
} is entered or a 2nd operation is executed.
Alpha Reverse A An alpha character (green on the keyboard)
ÿ is entered or SOLVE is executed.
Full Checkerboard No entry; the maximum number of
rectangle # characters has been entered at a prompt
or memory is full.
Using a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Menu
You can access most TI-84 Plus Silver Edition operations using menus.
When you press a key or key combination to display a menu, one or
more menu names appear on the top line of the screen.
■
The menu name on the left side of the top line is highlighted.
Up to seven items in that menu are displayed, beginning with item 1,
which is also highlighted.
■
A number or letter identifies each menu item’s place in the menu.
The order is 1 through 9, then 0, then A, B, C, and so on.
■
When the menu continues beyond the displayed items, a down arrow
( ) replaces the colon next to the last displayed item.
■
When a menu item ends in an ellipsis (...), selecting the item will
display a secondary menu or editor.
Displaying a Menu
While using your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, you will often
need to access items from its menus. When you press
a key that displays a menu, that menu temporarily
replaces the screen where you are working.
Example: Calculate 5 + 9
3
1. 5 + 9 Enter the expression in the home screen
2. Press ç
3. Press 3 to choose the correct item from the menu
4. Press Õ to calculate
Keystrokes: 2T6 ç 0 Õ 734
Moving Between Menus
Some of the keys on your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
access more than one menu. When you press such
a key, the names of all accessible menus are
displayed on the top line. When you highlight a
menu name, the items in that menu are displayed.
Press ~and |to highlight each menu name.
Setting Modes
Mode settings control how your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition displays and
interprets numbers and graphs. Mode settings are retained by the
Constant Memory
™
feature when you turn off your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.
All numbers, including elements of matrices and lists, are displayed
according to the current mode settings.
To display the mode settings on your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, press
z . The current settings will be highlighted. Default settings are
highlighted below.
Normal Sci Eng Numeric notation
Float 0123456789 Number of decimal places
Radian Degree Unit of angle measure
Func Par Pol Seq Type of graphing
Connected Dot Whether to connect graph points
Sequential Simul Whether to plot simultaneously
Real a+bi re i Real, rectangular complex, or polar complex
Full Horiz G-T Full screen, two split-screen modes
Changing Mode Settings
To change mode settings:
1 Press Ü or } to move the cursor to the line of the setting you want.
2 Press ~ or | to move the cursor to the setting you want.
3 Press Õ.