Managing File Operations - Texas Instruments TI-89 User Manual

Managing File Operations

Opening a
Construction or
Macro
Note: Pressing B and
selecting 2:Macro after
selecting the Open
command lets you open and
use a previously saved
macro.
Saving a
Construction as
Another Name
Starting a New
Construction
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT Cabri Geometry App
The toolbar menu contains file-management commands
File
that let you open, close, and save geometry constructions.
The Open command opens a dialog box for opening an existing
geometry figure or macro.
1. Press
2Š
TI-89:
TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT:
and select
1:Open.
2. Select the type of variable that you
want to open, Figure or
3. Press the cursor pad to highlight the
variable name that you want to open
and press ¸ twice.
To preserve memory, the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage 200 PLT uses an
"edit-in-place" method while you are constructing objects. This
means the variable that you named when you first opened the
geometry session is constantly updated during your constructions.
The command opens a dialog box that lets you save
Save Copy As
the current construction to a variable name that you specify.
1. Press
2Š
TI-89:
TI-92 Plus / Voyage 200 PLT:
and select
2:Save Copy As
2. Enter a name for your construction
box and press ¸
in the
Variable
twice.
The command opens a new, blank Geometry drawing window
New
for creating a construction or macro.
1. Press
2Š
TI-89:
TI-92 Plus / Voyage 200 PLT:
and select .
3:New
Š
Macro .
Š
.
Š
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