Table Of Contents - Texas Instruments TI-nSpire CAS Getting Started

Contents
Important Information................................................................... ii
Introduction ............................................................................1
The TI-Nspire™ math and science learning handheld ................. 1
How to use this guidebook............................................................ 1
Getting started with the TI-Nspire™ handheld.....................3
Using the documentation .............................................................. 3
TI-Nspire™ handheld keys ............................................................. 5
Keyboard shortcuts ........................................................................ 6
Starting up your handheld ............................................................ 9
Turning on your TI-Nspire™ handheld for the first time........... 12
Using the TI-Nspire™ Touchpad .................................................. 13
Using Hints.................................................................................... 14
Exploring your TI-Nspire™ handheld .......................................... 14
Understanding the Scratchpad.................................................... 18
The TI-Nspire™ handheld screen................................................. 18
Defining settings and viewing status.......................................... 19
Understanding the TI-Nspire™ tools........................................... 26
Sharing files with a computer or another device....................... 30
Updating your handheld operating system................................ 32
Backing up files to a computer.................................................... 33
Opening the Getting Started document..................................... 35
Tips for navigating ....................................................................... 36
Walking through the document.................................................. 36
Getting more information ........................................................... 46
Working with documents on the TI-Nspire™ handheld .....49
Creating a new document ........................................................... 49
Saving a document....................................................................... 49
Working with applications........................................................... 50
Using the Application menu........................................................ 55
Context menu ............................................................................... 56
Working with problems and pages ............................................. 57
Adding a problem to a document............................................... 57
Copying, pasting, and deleting problems................................... 57
Renaming a problem.................................................................... 58
Adding a page to a problem ....................................................... 59
Moving through pages in a document ....................................... 59
Viewing and reordering pages in a document........................... 60
Viewing multiple pages with the Page Sorter............................ 63
Managing documents .................................................................. 63
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