Texas Instruments TI-92 Calculator User Manual


 
Chapter 2: Operating the Calculator 35
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If you select a menu item ending with
ú
, a submenu is displayed. You
then select an item from the submenu.
For items that have a submenu, you can use the cursor pad as
described below.
¦ To display the submenu for the highlighted item, press
B
.
(This is the same as selecting that item.)
¦ To cancel the submenu without making a selection, press
A
.
(This is the same as pressing
N
.)
¦ To wrap to the last menu item directly from the first menu item,
press
C
. To wrap to the first menu item directly from the last
menu item, press
D
.
If you select a menu item containing “
. . .
” (ellipsis marks), a dialog
box is displayed for you to enter additional information.
To cancel the current menu without making a selection, press
N
.
Depending on whether any submenus are displayed, you may need to
press
N
several times to cancel all displayed menus.
Items Ending with
ú
(Submenus)
Note: Because of limited
screen size, the
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overlaps these menus as:
Items Containing “. . .”
(Dialog Boxes)
Canceling a Menu
ï
indicates that you can use
the cursor pad to scroll down
for additional items.
For example,
List
displays a
submenu that lets you select a
specific List function.
"
indicates that you can press
B
to
display and select from a menu.
An input box indicates that you
must type a value. (Alpha-lock is
automatically turned on for the
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After typing in an input box such as Variable, you must
press
¸
twice to save the information and close
the dialog box.
For example,
Save Copy As ...
displays a dialog box that prompts
you to select a folder name and
type a variable name.