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Conics Application Overview

•The Conics Editor window can have one conics equation input at a time. The Conics application includes a number of preset conics formats (page 4-2-1) that make equation input quick and easy.

•You can tap the graph controller arrows (page 3-2-6) or use the cursor key to scroll the Conics Graph window.

•You can use Trace (page 4-4-1) to trace a conics graph.

Conics Application Menus and Buttons

This section explains the operations you can perform using the menus and buttons of the Conics application window.

• For information about the Omenu, see “Using the OMenu” on page 1-5-4.

kConics Editor Window Menus and Buttons

The following describes the menu and button operations you can perform while the Conics Editor window is active.

To do this:

Tap this

Or select this

button:

menu item:

 

Cut the selected character string and place it onto the

—

Edit - Cut

clipboard

 

 

 

 

 

Copy the selected character string to the clipboard

—

Edit - Copy

 

 

 

Paste the contents of the clipboard at the current

—

Edit - Paste

cursor position in the Conics Editor window

 

 

 

 

 

Select all of the text on the Conics Editor window

—

Edit - Select All

 

 

 

Clear all of the text from the Conics Editor window

—

Edit - Clear All

Draw a graph

^

—

 

 

 

Insert a Conics Form on the Conics Editor window

q

Form - Insert

Conics Form

Adjust the equation on the Conics Editor window so

w

Fit - Fit into Conics

it fits a Conics Form

 

Form

Display the View Window dialog box (page 3-2-1) to

6

O- View Window

configure Graph window settings

 

 

Display the Variable Manager (page 1-8-1)

—

O- Variable Manager

 

 

 

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