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3. Move the

úindicator to the command, and press ¸.

To move the úindicator: Press or type:

One command at a time

or C

One page at a time 2Dor 2C

To the first command that

begins with a specified letter

The letter key. (On the TI-89, do

not press j first. If you do,

you need to press j or

2 ™ again before you can

type a letter.)

For the command indicated by ú, the status line shows the required

and optional parameters, if any, and their type.

From the example above, the syntax for factor is:

factor(expression)required

— or —

factor(expression,variable)optional

A Flash application may contain one or more functions. When you

select a function, its name is inserted in the entry line at the cursor

location. Therefore, you should position the cursor as necessary

before selecting the function.

1. Press:

TI.89: ½

TI.92 Plus: 2 ½

2. Press … Flash Apps. (This option is dimmed if no Flash

applications are installed in the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus.)

¦ The list is alphabetized by function

name. The left column lists functions.

The right column lists the Flash

application that contains the function.

¦ Information about a function is

displayed in the status line.

¦ To exit without selecting a function,

press N.

Tip: From the top of the list,

press

to move to the

bottom. From the bottom,

press

to move to the top.

Information about

Parameters

Note: For details about the

parameters, refer to that

command’s description in

Appendix A.

Selecting a Flash

Application

Function

Indicated command

and its parameters

Brackets [ ] indicate

optional parameters.