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Press 3to display the MODE dialog box, which lists the modes

and their current settings.

Note: Modes that are not currently valid are dimmed. For example,

on Page 2, Split 2 App is not valid when Split Screen = FULL. When you

scroll through the list, the cursor skips dimmed settings.

From the MODE dialog box:

1. Highlight the mode setting you want to change. Use Dor C(with

ƒ, „, or …) to scroll through the list.

2. Press Bor Ato display a menu that lists the valid settings. The

current setting is highlighted.

3. Select the applicable setting. Either:

¦ Use Dor Cto highlight the setting and press ¸.

— or —

¦ Press the number or letter for that setting.

4. Change other mode settings, if necessary.

5. When you finish all your changes, press ¸ to save the

changes and exit the dialog box.

Important: If you press Ninstead of ¸ to exit the MODE

dialog box, any mode changes you made will be canceled.

Setting Modes

Modes control how numbers and graphs are displayed and

interpreted. Mode settings are retained by the Constant

Memoryé feature when the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus is turned off. All

numbers, including elements of matrices and lists, are

displayed according to the current mode settings.

Checking Mode

Settings

Changing Mode

Settings

Tip: To cancel a menu and

return to the

MODE

dialog

box without making a

selection, press

Indicates you can

scroll down to see

additional modes.

There are three pages of mode listings.

Press ƒ, „, or … to quickly display a

particular page.

! indicates that you can

press B or A to display

and select from a menu.