Catalog keyboard configurationTapping a letter button displays the commands, functions, or other items thatbegin with that letter.

This is an alphabetized list of commands, functions, and other items available in the category currently selected with “Form”.

Tap the down arrow button and then select the category you want ([Func], [Cmd], [Sys], [User], or [All]) from the list that appears.

Tap this key to input the item that is currently selected in the alphabetized list.

uTo use the catalog keyboardExample: To input the built-in command “Plot”

1.On the catalog keyboard, tap the “Form” down arrow button and then select [Cmd] from the list of categories that appears.

2.Tap the + button in the upper right corner until the P button is visible.3.Tap P.

4.In the alphabetized list, tap “Plot” and then tap [INPUT] to input the command.

• Instead of tapping [INPUT], you could also tap the command a second time to input the command.

1-5 ClassPad Data

This section provides information about the various types of data that can be stored in ClassPad memory, and the location where each type of data is stored. It also explains how to use Variable Manager, which is a tool for managing stored data, as well as file operations (file save, recall, delete, rename, etc.) that are common to a number of different applications.

Data Types and Storage Locations (Memory Areas)ClassPad uses a “main memory” memory area to store various types of data.Examples:

•Executing “10⇒x” (which assigns a value of 10 to variable x) in the Main application or eActivity application causes variable x to be stored in main memory as “EXPR” (expression) type data.

•Creating a user-defined function (page 196) causes the function to be stored in main memory as “FUNC” (function) type data.

•Saving a spreadsheet to a file (by executing [File] - [Save] with the Spreadsheet application) saves the file in main memory as “MEM” (memory) type data.

An eActivity file created with the eActivity is stored in a separate eActivity memory area in order to keep it separate from other application data.

Accessing Data

Besides the application that originally created it, data in main memory can also be accessed by any other application. It can also be deleted, renamed, copied, moved and otherwise accessed using Variable Manager (page 27). eActivity files can be accessed from the eActivity application only.

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