Entering Cash Flows

To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:

1.Press . You will see either  if the current list is empty, or  or more if the list is not empty. This is the bottom of the current list.

2.If the list is not empty, you can do either a or b:

a.Clear the list by pressing @c (see also page 99.)

b.Get a new list by pressing (The old list must be named first. Press or see page 97.)

3.If the cash flows are ungrouped (that is, they are all different), then

press to turn   . For grouped cash flows, leave this prompting on. (For more information, see “Prompting for #TIMES,” next page.)

4.Key in the value of the initial cash flow, FLOW(0) (remember that money paid out is negative—use &to change the sign), and press

I.*

5.After briefly showing FLOW(0), the display shows . (To view FLOW(0) longer, hold down Ibefore releasing it.) Key in the value for FLOW(1) and press I. The prompt for the next item appears.

6.For grouped cash flows: The display now shows

. If it does not, press e to turn the #TIMES prompting on. (See “Prompting for #TIMES,” below.) #TIMES is the number of consecutive occurrences of FLOW(1). #TIMES has

*You can do calculations with a number before entering it. This does not interfere with the list. When you press I, the evaluated expression or number is entered into the list.

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