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  • Page 1 TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator Guidebook Learn more about TI Technology through the online help at education.ti.com/eguide.
  • Page 2 "as-is" basis. In no event shall Texas Instruments be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator Getting Started Using the Calculator Workspace Managing Documents Capturing the Calculator Screen TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator Keys The TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator Screen Using Hints Using the Scratchpad Inserting Items from the Catalog Viewing the History Editing Scratchpad Expressions Graphing with the Scratchpad...

  • Page 5: Ti-Nspire™ Cx Ii Online Calculator

    TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator TI-Nspire™ CX II online calculator is a standalone web-based application that provides the basic functionality of the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator on any compatible computer. System Requirements • Browser Google Chrome (latest version recommended) •...
  • Page 6 3. Click the SIGN IN button. The Texas Instruments SIGN IN dialog will display. 4. Enter your Texas Instruments account sign in credentials. When the document prompt displays, you can select to open an existing .tns file or create a new one.
  • Page 7 You can only create or open one .tns file at a time. Note: To open an existing document from your computer 1. Click the OPEN DOCUMENT FROM COMPUTER button. 2. On the Open dialog box, locate and select the document. 3.

  • Page 8: Using The Calculator Workspace

    The calculator workspace is displayed with the app menu open. Using the Calculator Workspace The TI-Nspire™ CX II online calculator workspace has three main areas: Function Bar Calculator Keypad Calculator Workspace Screen Focus When you are working with the calculator, the area of the screen you were last interacting with is highlighted with a blue outline.
  • Page 9 Focus on the calculator screen: Function Bar Document menu À • New Document TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator...
  • Page 10 Help menu Ä • Help (Online) • Visit Resources • About TI-Nspire CX II Document Tools Allows you to insert a problem, page, or app in the document. Insert: À Allows you to undo or redo the previous action. Á...

  • Page 11: Managing Documents

    • Your Texas Instruments account email address/user name. Account Info: • The date your Texas Instruments subscription will expire. Subscription Expiration: • Signing out will disconnect you from any Texas Instrument SIGN OUT button: product your account has access to.
  • Page 12 CAUTION: Any changes you make to a document are not auto-saved . They only exist in the current browser session. You must manually save them (see the Save to Computer section below) in order to capture any changes since the last save. Also note that: •...

  • Page 13: Capturing The Calculator Screen

    If there are unsaved changes to your document, you will be prompted to save that document if you try to: • create a new document, • open an existing document, • or close the current document. If you try to close or reload the browser tab or window, a browser dialog box will display indicating that there are unsaved changes.

  • Page 14: Ti-Nspire™ Cx Ii Online Calculator Keys

    You can only capture one screen at a time. To capture another screen, make Note: the necessary changes on the calculator and click the CAPTURE SCREEN button again. 3. Click one of the following buttons: - Copies the current screen to the computer clipboard and use the image in other apps.

  • Page 15: The Ti-Nspire™ Cx Ii Online Calculator Screen

    » Opens the Scratchpad for performing Displays the application or context quick calculations and graphing. menu. Moves to the next entry field. Deletes the previous character. Makes the next character typed Displays stored variables. upper-case. · Evaluates an expression, executes an Provides access to the function or instruction, or selects a menu item.

  • Page 16: Using Hints

    Icon Function named, hover the pointer over a tab to view the page name. *Doc - Shows the current document name. An asterisk by the Document name document name indicates changes were made since the document was last saved. Click the name to open the menu.

  • Page 17: Using The Scratchpad

    Using the Scratchpad The Scratchpad is a feature of the TI-Nspire™ CX II online calculator that lets you quickly: • Evaluate math expressions. • Graph functions. Inserting Items from the Catalog You can use the Catalog to insert functions and commands, symbols, and expression templates into the entry line.
  • Page 18 2. Select to insert the algebraic sum template. The template appears on the entry line with small blocks representing elements that you can enter. A cursor appears next to one of the elements to show that you can type a value for that element. 3.
  • Page 19 · 7. Press A wizard opens, giving you a labeled box to type each argument. 8. Type { 1,2,3,4,5 } as X List . 9. Press to move to the Y List field. 10. Type {5,8,11,14,17} as Y List . 11.

  • Page 20: Viewing The History

    You can copy values from the stat.results variables and paste them into the Note: entry line. Viewing the History Each evaluated expression and result becomes part of the Scratchpad history, displayed above the entry line. £ ¤ ▶ Press to scroll through the history. Copying a History Item to the Entry Line You can quickly copy an expression, subexpression, or result from the history into the entry line.

  • Page 21: Editing Scratchpad Expressions

    Clearing the History When you clear the history, all variables and functions defined in the history retain their current values. If you clear the history by mistake, use the undo feature. ▶ From the Actions menu, click Clear History . —or—...
  • Page 22 b 2 3 If the entry line is not shown, press Ctrl + G or press to display the entry line and type an expression to graph. 2. Press > Graph Entry/Edit and select a graph type. For example: • To graph an equation for a circle, press >...
  • Page 23 ▶ To hide the table, click the graph side of the split screen, and then press > b 7 2 ). You can also press Ctrl + T . Table > Remove Table b 1 1 ▶ To resize columns, click the table and press >...
  • Page 24 Type the values of your choice over the current values for x-min, x-max, y-min, y- max, Xscale, and Yscale and click OK . b 2 1 7. Press ) to hide or show the axes. > View > Hide Axes •...
  • Page 25 • The string undef is displayed instead of a value when you move over a point that is not defined for the function (a discontinuity). • When you trace beyond the initially visible graph, the screen pans to show the area being traced.
  • Page 26 · 4. Press at the point to start the search. The tool shades the range. If the search region you specified includes the point of interest, a label for the point is displayed. If you change a graph that has points of interest identified, be sure to check for changes in points of interest.

  • Page 27: Working With Documents On The Ti-Nspire™ Cx Ii Online Calculator

    Working with Documents on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator All of the work you do with the TI-Nspire™ CX II online calculator is contained in one or more TI-Nspire™ documents, which you can share with other users and with those using the computer software.
  • Page 28 You can also press  , and then select an application from the Home screen by clicking one of the following application icons: Calculator Graphs Geometry Lists & Spreadsheet Data & Statistics Notes Using Multiple Applications on a Page You can add up to four applications to each page. When you create a new document, it contains space to add one application.
  • Page 29 3. Press to move between panes. Bold lines around the pane indicate that the pane is active. 4. Press , and then press the number of the application you want to add the new pane. For example, press to add the Lists & Spreadsheet application. If you need to change the layout of the page to add or delete applications, Note: you can do so at any time.
  • Page 30 2. Press to select the custom split option. The standard layout is displayed with a divider between the application panes. Use the arrows ( ) in the middle of the divider to adjust the size of the panes. £ ¤ ¡...
  • Page 31 6. Press to move between panes. Bold lines around the pane indicate that the pane is active. Swapping Applications on a Page If you want to change the position of applications on a page with multiple applications, you can do so by “swapping“ the positions of two applications. 1.

  • Page 32: Context Menus

    ~ 5 5 Press The selected application is deleted. If you want to undo the delete, press Ctrl-Z . Context Menus Context menus display options that are specific to the selected object or the current cursor location. Using the Context Menu ▶...

  • Page 33: Viewing And Reordering Pages In A Document

    A new problem with one page is added to the document. The tab at the top left of the screen indicates that this is the first page of the second problem. 2. Press  to open the Application menu, and then, press the number corresponding to the application you want to add to the new page.
  • Page 34 The Page Sorter screen displays all of the problems and pages in the current document. Reordering Pages in a Problem / £ Use the Page Sorter (press ) to move a page within a problem with multiple pages: ¡ ¢ 1.
  • Page 35 Copying a Page to Another Problem To copy a page from one problem to another in the same document: / £ 1. Press to open Page Sorter. ¡ ¢ £ ¤ 2. Press ,  , or to select the page you want to copy. A heavy border around the page indicates that it is selected.

  • Page 36: Understanding The Ti-Nspire™ Tools

    —or— Press £ ¤ 7. Press the keys to highlight the document. · 8. Press  or to open the document. / £ 9. Press to display the Page Sorter. ¡ ¢ £ ¤ 10. Press ,  , or to move the page to the desired position in the document. 11.
  • Page 37 2. Press the number key corresponding to the appropriate tab. For example, press to show a list of math functions. 3. Press 6 until the item you want to insert is highlighted. A syntax example for the selected item is displayed at the bottom of the screen. To see additional syntax examples of the selected item, press , and then Note:...
  • Page 38 Entering Special Characters The symbol palette contains a subset of the objects found in the catalog. To open the symbol palette: 1. In an open document, press ¡ ¢ £ ¤ 2. Press , or to select a symbol. · 3.

  • Page 39: Keyboard Shortcuts

    ¡ ¢ £ ¤ 2. Press , or to select an expression. · 3. Press  or  to insert the expression. Entering International Language Characters Use the key to enter specially accented or punctuated characters in applications such as Notes that allow text input. 1.
  • Page 40 Keys Function Keypad Computer Keyboard ctrl + 1 Move to end of list/page down ctrl + 2 End of line ctrl + 3 Page down ctrl + 4 Merge two pages into split screen. ctrl + 6 Convert split screen into two pages ctrl + 7 Move to top of list/page up ctrl + 8...
  • Page 41 Keys Function Keypad Computer Keyboard ctrl + O Open document ctrl + P Print document ctrl + R Recalculate ctrl + S Save document ctrl + T Toggle Table/Comment supported ctrl + V Paste ctrl + W Close current document ctrl + X ctrl + Y Redo...
  • Page 42 Keys Function Keypad Computer Keyboard supported ctrl + k Show symbol template supported ctrl + l Nth root supported ctrl + + Make screen brighter ctrl + = Inequality pop over/menu ctrl + s Log() supported ctrl + Ï Assignment operator supported ctrl + click Grab an object...
  • Page 43 Keys Function Keypad Computer Keyboard ctrl + _ Underscore supported Store a variable / Arrow symbol / ctrl + Ë / h Equals supported ctrl + e Toggle between split screen windows supported ctrl + tab Toggle between open documents supported ctrl + µ...
  • Page 44 Keys Function Keypad Computer Keyboard supported shift + tab Move back through fields or zones shift + tab Dedent Indent Move through fields or zones Display graph entry line Add a row to a matrix supported Working with Documents on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Online Calculator...

  • Page 45: General Information

    Service and Warranty Information education.ti.com/warranty Select your country for information about the length and terms of the warranty or about product service. Limited Warranty. This warranty does not affect your statutory rights. Texas Instruments Incorporated 12500 TI Blvd. Dallas, TX 75243 General Information...

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