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Entry/Edit keys
Getting started
The entry and edit keys are:
Key Meaning
Cancels the current operation if the
)
(
CANCEL
calculator is on by pressing
Pressing
calculator off.
Accesses the function printed in blue
above a key.
Returns to the HOME view, for
performing calculations.
Accesses the alphabetical
characters printed in orange below
a key. Hold down to enter a string
of characters.
Enters an input or executes an
operation. In calculations,
acts like "=". When
is present as a menu key,
acts the same as pressing
Enters a negative number. To enter
–25, press
the same operation that the subtract
button performs (
Enters the independent variable by
inserting X, T, θ, or N into the edit
line, depending on the current
active aplet.
Deletes the character under the
cursor. Acts as a backspace key if
the cursor is at the end of the line.
Clears all data on the screen. On a
CLEAR
settings screen, for example Plot
Setup,
settings to their default values.
Moves the cursor around the
, , ,
display. Press
the beginning, end, top or bottom.
, then turns the
OFF
or
or
.
25. Note: this is not
).
returns all
CLEAR
first to move to
.
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