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To label parts of a

1. Press

and type the text on the edit line. To lock

sketch

the Alpha shift on, press

 

(for uppercase) or

 

 

(for lowercase).

 

 

To make the label a smaller character size, turn off

 

 

before pressing

. (

is a toggle

 

between small and large font size). The smaller

 

character size cannot display lowercase letters.

2.Press .

3.Position the label where you want it by pressing the

, , , keys.

4.Press again to affix the label.

5.Press to continue drawing, or press

to exit the Sketch view.

To create a set of sketches

To store into a graphics variable

You can create a set of up to ten sketches. This allows for simple animation.

After making a sketch, press to add a new, blank page. You can now make a new sketch, which becomes part of the current set of sketches.

To view the next sketch in an existing set, press

. Hold down for animation.

To remove the current page in the current sketch

series, press .

You can define a portion of a sketch inside a box, and then store that graphic into a graphics variable.

1.In the Sketch view, display the sketch you want to copy (store into a variable).

2.Press .

3.Highlight the variable name you want to use and press .

4.Draw a box around the portion you want to copy: move the cursor to one corner, press , then move the cursor to the opposite corner, and press .

Notes and sketches

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