Dialog Boxes - Texas Instruments TI-89 Manual Book

Items Ending with
ú (Submenus)
Note: Because of limited
screen size, the TI-89
overlaps these menus as:
Items Containing ". . ."

(Dialog Boxes)

Canceling a Menu
If you select a menu item ending with ú, a submenu is displayed. You
then select an item from the submenu.
For items that have a submenu, you can use the cursor pad as
described below.
¦
To display the submenu for the highlighted item, press B.
(This is the same as selecting that item.)
¦
To cancel the submenu without making a selection, press A.
(This is the same as pressing N.)
¦
To wrap to the last menu item directly from the first menu item,
press C. To wrap to the first menu item directly from the last
menu item, press D.
If you select a menu item containing "
box is displayed for you to enter additional information.
After typing in an input box such as Variable, you must
press ¸ twice to save the information and close
the dialog box.
To cancel the current menu without making a selection, press N.
Depending on whether any submenus are displayed, you may need to
press N several times to cancel all displayed menus.
For example, List displays a
submenu that lets you select a
specific List function.
ï indicates that you can use
the cursor pad to scroll down
for additional items.
" (ellipsis marks), a dialog
. . .
For example, Save Copy As ...
displays a dialog box that prompts
you to select a folder name and
type a variable name.
" indicates that you can press B to
display and select from a menu.
An input box indicates that you
must type a value. (Alpha-lock is
automatically turned on for the
TI-89. See page 22.)
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