Messages
The MSG function is used to display messages on screen; it is especially useful when used
before halting the program with (HOLD)
, as it allows you to display messages on the screen for the user.
To enter a message while creating a program:
Press :(HOLD) 
. Release both keys. You can now enter messages.
In this mode, you may press >or <to select a character and :(HOLD) > or <to jump 10 characters at a time. Once you have found the desired character, press tto validate and move to the next character. Press {to remove the last character. There are also shortcuts for commonly used characters:
•
•.selects ?
•=selects =
•
•}selects space
Once the character appears, press tto validate. Press Oto exit message entry. If you want to modify a message that has been entered in a program, select the message and
press :(HOLD) 
message mode.
As an example using the message mode, let’s return to our sphere calculation program:
1.:EIopens the Program menu, and you are now at step 1 of Program 0. To insert a message at step 1 and push everything else down, simply begin editing at
step 1. If you want to delete the current step, press {.
2. Press :(HOLD) 
.
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