HP 40G User Manual page 16

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Shifted keystrokes
There are two shift keys that you use to access the operations
and characters printed above the keys:
Key
HELPWITH
The HP 39G built-in help is available in HOME only. It
provides syntax help for built-in math functions.
Access the HELPWITH command by pressing
and then the math key for which you require syntax help.
Example Press
Note: Remove the left parenthesis from built-in
commands such as sine, cosine, and tangent before
invoking the HELPWITH command.
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Press the key to access the
operations printed in blue above the
keys. For instance, to access the Modes
screen, press , then press
( is labelled in blue above the
MODES
key). You do not need to hold
down when you press HOME.
This action is depicted in this manual as
"press ."
MODES
To cancel a shift, press again.
The alphabetic keys are also shifted
keystrokes. For instance, to type Z, press
Z. (The letters are printed in
orange to the lower right of each key.)
To cancel Alpha, press
For a lower case letter, press
.
For a string of letters, hold down
while typing.
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