1-8 Operating the TI-83
8301OPER.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 12:09 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:34
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Keystrokes Result
~ or |Moves the cursor within an expression; these keys repeat.
} or †Moves the cursor from line to line within an expression that
occupies more than one line; these keys repeat.
On the top line of an expression on the home screen, } moves
the cursor to the beginning of the expression.
On the bottom line of an expression on the home screen, †
moves the cursor to the end of the expression.
y |Moves the cursor to the beginning of an expression.
y ~Moves the cursor to the end of an expression.
ÍEvaluates an expression or executes an instruction.
‘On a line with text on the home screen, clears the current line.
On a blank line on the home screen, clears everythin
g
on the
home screen.
In an editor, clears the expression or value where the cursor is
located; it does not store a zero.
{Deletes a character at the cursor; this key repeats.
y [INS] Chan
g
es the cursor to __ ; inserts characters in front of the
underline cursor; to end insertion, press y [INS] or press |, },
~, or †.
yChan
g
es the cursor to Þ; the next keystroke performs a 2nd
operation
(
an operation in yellow above a key and to the left
)
; to
cancel 2nd, press y again.
ƒChan
g
es the cursor to Ø; the next keystroke pastes an alpha
character
(
a character in
g
reen above a key and to the ri
g
ht
)
or
executes SOLVE
(
Chapters 10 and 11
)
; to cancel ƒ, press
ƒ or press |, }, ~, or †.
y [A.LOCK] Chan
g
es the cursor to Ø; sets alpha-lock; subsequent keystrokes
(
on an alpha key
)
paste alpha characters; to cancel alpha-lock,
press ƒ; name prompts set alpha-lock automatically.
„Pastes an X in Func mode, a T in Par mode, a q in Pol mode, or an
n
in Seq mode with one keystroke.
TI-83 Edit Keys