8-12 DRAW Instructions
8308DRAW.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 12:29 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:49
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To place text on a graph when the graph is displayed,
follow these steps.
1. Select 0:Text( from the DRAW menu.
2. Place the cursor where you want the text to begin.
3. Enter the characters. Press ƒ or y [A.LOCK] to
enter letters and q. You may enter TI-83 functions,
variables, and instructions. The font is proportional, so
the exact number of characters you can place on the
graph varies. As you type, the characters are placed on
top of the graph.
To cancel Text(, press ‘.
Text( places on the current graph the characters
comprising value, which can include TI-83 functions and
instructions. The top-left corner of the first character is at
pixel (row,column), where row is an integer between
0 and 57 and column is an integer between 0 and 94. Both
row and column can be expressions.
Text(row,column,value,value . . .)
value can be text enclosed in quotation marks ( " ), or it
can be an expression. The TI-83 will evaluate an
expression and display the result with up to 10 characters.
On a Horiz split screen, the maximum value for row is 25.
On a G.T split screen, the maximum value for row is 45,
and the maximum value for column is 46.
Placing Text on a Graph
Placing Text
Directly on a
Graph
Placing Text on a
Graph from the
Home Screen or
a Program
Split Screen