Common Cursors - Texas Instruments TI-86 Manual Book

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86
In most cases, the
appearance of the cursor
indicates what will happen
when you press the next key.
Graphs and editors
sometimes use additional
cursors, which are described
in other chapters.
To switch from alpha-lock to ALPHA-lock, press 1.
You can use - when ALPHA-lock or alpha-lock is on. Also, if you press a key that has no
blue character above it, such as 6, 3, or !, the key's primary function still applies.

Common Cursors

Å
Entry Enters a character at the cursor, overwriting any existing character
Insert __ Inserts a character at the cursor location and shifts remaining characters right
Æ
Second Enters a 2nd character or executes a 2nd operation (yellow on the keyboard)
³
ALPHA Enters an uppercase ALPHA character (blue on the keyboard)
Ï
alpha Enters the lowercase version of an ALPHA character (blue on the keyboard)
Ä
Full Accepts no data; maximum characters are entered at a prompt or memory is full
If you press 1 after - p, the cursor becomes an underlined
If you press - 1 after - p, the cursor becomes an underlined
If you press - after - p, the insert cursor becomes an underlined # (
( ).
A A
( a ).
a
#
).