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8/13/02
TI-83 Plus
NoteFolio™
Getting Started
What Is the NoteFolio Application?
What You Need
Where to Find Installation Instructions
How To...
Start and Quit the Application
Enter Text and Work with Files
Highlight Text
Edit Text
Group and Ungroup Notes
Delete the Application
More Information
Table of Key Functions and Shortcuts
Error Recovery
Customer Support
© 2002 Texas Instruments

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  • Page 1 TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ Getting Started How To… More Information 8/13/02 What Is the NoteFolio Application? What You Need Where to Find Installation Instructions Start and Quit the Application Enter Text and Work with Files Highlight Text Edit Text Group and Ungroup Notes...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    The instructions in this guidebook refer to this Flash application only. For help using the TI-83, refer to the comprehensive guidebooks at education.ti.com/guides. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Apple, Macintosh, Mac, and Mac OS are trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: What Is The Notefolio™ Application

    What Is the NoteFolio™ Application? The NoteFolio application (App) for the TI-83 Plus lets you enter and edit text with the TI Keyboard. Although text may be entered and edited using the unit’s keypad, the keyboard makes entering text easier, and generally improves the speed and accuracy of text entry and editing.

  • Page 4: What You Need

    Note In this guidebook, any information that pertains to the TI-83 Plus also pertains to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, unless otherwise noted. Hardware and software TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition with version 1.15 or higher of the operating system software Computer with Microsoft®...

  • Page 5: Where To Find Installation Instructions

    Follow the link to Flash Installation Instructions. Note The instructions in this guidebook are only for this App. If you need help using the TI-83 Plus, refer to its comprehensive guidebook at education.ti.com/guides. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 5...

  • Page 6: Starting And Quitting The Application

    Apps on your handheld. 2. Select . The information screen is displayed. NoteFlio 3. Press any key to continue. The NoteFolio™ App notepad screen is displayed. o p q r s TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 6...

  • Page 7: Quitting The Application

    2. From the open — or — Press y 5 or 2Q. (Depending on whether a menu or dialog box is open, you may need to press y 5 more than once.) TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App menu, select FILE 6:Exit . (You can...

  • Page 8: Navigating

    Alternatively, you can use the right and left arrow keys on either the keypad or the keyboard to move from one menu to the next. o p q r s TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Press s to select MENU.
  • Page 9 If a menu command has a striked out gray appearance, this indicates that it is currently unavailable. For example, if no text is highlighted, the Cut and Copy commands are unavailable. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App does not open a menu. Instead, it hides the menus Page 9...

  • Page 10: Key Considerations

    Menu with unavailable (disabled) commands You can enter and edit text in the NoteFolio™ App with either the TI-83 Plus keypad or the TI Keyboard. If you use the NoteFolio App without a TI Keyboard, you cannot use shortcut key combinations using the 2 modifier key.
  • Page 11 Note If the NoteFolio App responds as if a text key or modifier key is being held down, either press and release a TI Keyboard modifier key (e.g., ♦ ) or press the É key on your handheld to resume normal operation.

  • Page 12: Insert Mode And Overwrite Mode

    To switch between insert mode and overwrite mode, press y 6 or 2 Del. When in insert mode, the cursor is a blinking underline. When in overwrite mode, the cursor is a blinking rectangle. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 12...

  • Page 13: Getting Help

    Í to select the Help command. A help screen is displayed. Press any key to exit Help. You can also press 2H to display the Help screen. Note TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App (press r). Then HELP Most pop-up windows display the corresponding keyboard shortcut.

  • Page 14: Using The Application

    Shift keys or Caps Lock key in conjunction with the letter keys. If you do not have a TI Keyboard, you can also use the handheld keypad to enter either uppercase or lowercase text. As always, you press ƒ...

  • Page 15: Wrap On And Wrap Off

    With Word Wrap Off, text can be split in the middle of a word. Note Turn Wrap Off for best performance while reviewing text or while typing text using the TI Keyboard. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App (press q). Then WRAP...

  • Page 16: Facts About Files

    Note When using the handheld keypad to save your file, be sure to press ƒ so you can enter alpha characters. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App or 2M to display the menu bar. Wrap On is the default setting and press Enter.
  • Page 17 If memory is limited, you may not be able to open or save a large file. If the TI-83 Plus automatically powers down while you are running the NoteFolio App, press É to turn the unit back on. Your open file remains as you left it, and you can resume your work.
  • Page 18 File menu, and save the file with a different name. After verifying that the note has been saved to another file, the NOTETEMp temporary file can be deleted in order to free up additional memory if needed. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 18...

  • Page 19: Creating A New File

    1. Press 2M to display the menu keys and open the 2. Press Enter to select 3. Type the text for your new file. 1. Press 2M to display the menu keys and open the TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App 1:New menu. FILE menu.

  • Page 20: Saving A File

    If you have many previous notes, try these shortcuts on the TI Keyboard to page quickly through the list: • Pressing PgUp or PgDn moves through the list a screen at a time. • Pressing 2Up Arrow or 2Down Arrow takes you to the top of the list or the bottom of the list, respectively.
  • Page 21 ƒ before entering a filename so you can enter alpha characters. The next time you save the file, it will automatically save to the same name. While editing a file, you can save the file as often as you like. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 21...

  • Page 22: Saving A Named File To A Different Name

    If you enter a file name that is already in use, you are asked if you want to overwrite the existing file. 1. Open an existing file and make some changes to it. 2. Press 2M to display the menu keys and open the TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App File name menu. FILE...
  • Page 23 Then type in a new filename. If you cannot see a blinking cursor, press ‘ or Backspace before entering a new filename. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 23...

  • Page 24: Review

    While in Review mode, you can navigate in the note using the arrow keys, Pg Up / Pg Dn, or 2 plus arrow keys. When you are ) key or 2Q to finished reviewing your note, press the Back return to edit mode. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 24...

  • Page 25: Highlighting Text

    1. Use the arrow keys to place the cursor at the beginning of the text that you want to highlight. 2. Using the TI Keyboard, press and hold down the Shift key, and then use the arrow keys to highlight the text.

  • Page 26: Editing Text

    • To undo an editing action, select choose Undo Keyboard shortcuts (for example, 2X) cannot be used Note while a pop-up menu is open. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App , select , and choose MENU EDIT , select MENU...
  • Page 27 When you quit the NoteFolio App, the contents of the Clipboard is discarded. The TI-83 Plus uses RAM memory to store text that has been cut or copied to the clipboard or to store an action that you may want to undo.

  • Page 28: Finding Specific Characters Or Words

    3. In the dialog box, type the characters or words you want to find. 4. Press Enter to find the next occurrence of the text you are searching for. 5. Press 2Q or TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App menu and select 5:Find (s) to end the Find operation. CANCEL...

  • Page 29: Sharing Notes Between A Ti-83 Plus And A Computer

    A NoteFolio™ computer software application for Windows available separately. This software application lets you perform actions such as creating and printing notes. You can use a TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-device cable to send notes to the connected TI handheld device. Please see education.ti.com...

  • Page 30: Key Functions And Shortcuts

    Open Save Review Exit Edit Menu Command Undo Copy Paste Find TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App TI Keyboard TI Keyboard TI-83 Plus MENU, FILE, New MENU, FILE, Open MENU, FILE, Save MENU, FILE, Review MENU, FILE, Exit TI-83 Plus MENU, EDIT, Undo...

  • Page 31: Cursor Movement

    End (end of line) Beginning of file End of file Page Up Page Down Command Select text Select all text TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App TI Keyboard & PgUp PgDn TI Keyboard Shift arrow keys: & TI-83 Plus TI-83 Plus y ~ or y |, any arrow key to select text.

  • Page 32: Other

    Other Command Display Menu Quit, Cancel, or Back if in Review mode Close pop-up Menu Display file information Toggles insert/overwrite mode Help TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App TI Keyboard & TI Keyboard Backspace 2 Del TI-83 Plus TI-83 Plus MENU ‘...
  • Page 33 With a pop-up menu open, moves from one menu to the next. In a dialog box, moves from one selection button to the next. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App TI Keyboard Shift or Caps Lock, then letter keys letter keys Backspace...

  • Page 34: Accessing Special Characters

    £ ¤, asterisk ¯, underscore Ì, brackets y H y I, and braces y E y F. You must use the TI Keyboard to type these characters: ~, `, !, @, #, $, %, &, =, ;, ', |, \, <, and >.

  • Page 35: Grouping And Ungrouping Notes

    Grouping and Ungrouping Notes As with other application variables on the TI-83 Plus, you can combine the NoteFolio™ App note files. Grouping files together helps you organize, store, and share them with others easily. For example, a teacher might want to send one group of notes to English1 students and another group of notes to English2 students.
  • Page 36 To unarchive your NoteFolio™ App files: 1. Make a list of the notes that you want to group together. (In the NoteFolio App, choose File the notes on your TI-83 Plus.) 2. Press MENU 3. Press y L to display the 4.
  • Page 37 5. Select B:AppVars your TI-83 Plus. Variables stored in archive memory have an asterisk (*) in front of their names. 6. Press } and † until the selection cursor (►) points to one of your archived note files. 7. Press Í to remove the asterisk and move the file from archive memory into RAM.
  • Page 38 A group name can be one to eight characters long. The first character must be a letter from A to Z or q. The second through eighth remaining characters can be letters, numbers, or q. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App MEMORY to display the GROUP UNGROUP menu.
  • Page 39 5. Select B:AppVars variables on the TI-83 Plus. 6. Press } and † to move the selection cursor ( ) next to the first NoteFolio™ App file you want to copy into a group, and then press Í. A small square remains to the left of variables selected for grouping.

  • Page 40: Ungrouping Notes

    During the ungrouping action, if a duplicate variable name is detected in RAM, the menu is displayed. DUPLICATE NAME To ungroup a group of variables: 1. Press y L to display the menu. MEMORY 2. Select to display the menu. 8:Group GROUP UNGROUP TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 40...
  • Page 41 To rearchive NoteFolio™ App files: When you are done grouping/ungrouping notes, it is important to rearchive the NoteFolio App files. 1. Press y L to display the TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App menu. UNGROUP menu again. MEMORY Page 41...
  • Page 42 2. Select B:AppVars your TI-83 Plus. Unarchived variables do not have an asterisk (*) in front of their names. 3. Press } and † until the selection cursor (►) points to one of your unarchived note files. 4. Press Í to add the asterisk and move the file from RAM into archived memory.

  • Page 43: Deleting The Application From Your Handheld

    1. Press y L to display the 2. Select Mem Mgmt/Del 3. Select Apps 4. Move the cursor to 5. Press {. A confirmation message is displayed. 6. Select TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App MEMORY NoteFlio to delete the application. menu. Page 43...

  • Page 44: Deleting A Note File

    3. Select Mem Mgmt/Del 4. Select AppVars 5. Move the cursor to the name of your note file. 6. Press {. A confirmation message is displayed. 7. Select TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App MEMORY to delete the note file. menu. Page 44...

  • Page 45: Installation Error Messages

    Electrical interference may have caused a link to fail. Try to install the application again. This problem is usually associated with the unit-to-unit cable and its connection between the handhelds. Make sure the cable is firmly inserted in the link port of each handheld. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 45...
  • Page 46 • Verify that the correct communications port (Com Port) is selected in the software link settings. (This step does not apply if you are using the USB port and TI Connect software.) TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 46...
  • Page 47 TI-83 Plus, you can save it on your computer using TI Connect™ or TI-GRAPH LINK™ software for the TI-83 Plus. You can reload it to the TI-83 Plus later using the TI-GRAPH LINK or TI Connect software. See the “Error Conditions” section in Appendix B in the...

  • Page 48: Checking Version Numbers And Free Space

    Checking Version Numbers and Free Space The NoteFolio™ App is compatible with the TI-83 Plus operating system 1.15 and higher. To verify your operating system version number: 1. From the Home screen, press y L. 2. Select ABOUT The operating system version number is displayed below the product name and has the format x.yy.
  • Page 49 In addition, the NoteFolio App requires 128 bytes of For more information about memory and memory management, refer to the TI-83 Plus TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App NoteFlio HELP About to run the application. RAM FREE Guidebook.
  • Page 50 Always contact Texas Instruments Customer Support Islands: before returning a product for service. All other customers: product (hardware) or contact your local Texas Instruments retailer/distributor. TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App ti-cares@ti.com 1.800.TI.CARES (1.800.842.2737) For U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands only education.ti.com 1.972.917.8324...
  • Page 51 BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS. LICENSE: Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”) grants you a license to use and copy the software program(s) (“License Materials”) contained on this diskette/CD/web site. You, and any subsequent user, may only use the Licensed Materials on Texas Instruments calculator products.

  • Page 52: Table Of Contents

    Using the Application ... 14 Basics of Entering Text ... 14 Wrap On and Wrap Off... 15 Facts about Files ... 16 Creating a New File ... 19 Opening an Existing File ... 19 Saving a File... 20 TI-83 Plus NoteFolio™ App Page 52...

  • Page 53: Plus Notefolio™ App

    Review... 24 Highlighting Text... 25 Editing Text ... 26 Finding Specific Characters or Words... 28 Sharing Notes between a TI-83 Plus and a Computer ... 29 Key Functions and Shortcuts... 30 File Menu... 30 Edit Menu ... 30 Cursor Movement ... 31 Text Selection...
  • Page 54 Verify Operating System Version and ID Number... 48 Verify Flash Application Version... 49 Check Amount of Memory ... 49 Texas Instruments (TI) Support and Service Information ... 50 For General Information... 50 For Technical Questions ... 50 For Product (Hardware) Service... 50 End User License Agreement...

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