The 2Nd Key; The Alpha Key; Alpha-Lock And Alpha-Lock - Texas Instruments TI-86 Manual Book

To enter a space within text,
press 1 ¤ . Spaces are
not valid within variable
names.
For convenience, you can
press 2 instead of -
n ã
x ä to enter the
commonly used x variable.
The prompt and store
Name=
¶
symbol ( ) set ALPHA-lock
automatically.

The 2nd Key

The - key is yellow. When you press -, the cursor
becomes Æ (the 2nd cursor). When you press the next key,
the yellow character, abbreviation, or word printed above
that key is activated, instead of the key's primary function.

The ALPHA Key

The 1 key is blue. When you press 1, the cursor
becomes ³ (the uppercase ALPHA cursor). When you
press the next key, the blue uppercase character printed
above that key is pasted to the cursor location.
When you press - n, the cursor becomes Ï (the
lowercase alpha cursor). When you press the next key, the
lowercase version of the blue character is pasted to the
cursor location.

ALPHA-lock and alpha-lock

To enter more than one uppercase or lowercase alpha character consecutively, set ALPHA-
lock (for uppercase letters) or alpha-lock (for lowercase letters).
To set ALPHA-lock when the entry cursor is displayed, press 1 1.
To cancel ALPHA-lock, press 1.
To switch from ALPHA-lock to alpha-lock, press - n.
To set alpha-lock when the entry cursor is displayed, press - n 1.
To cancel alpha-lock, press 1 1.
Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86
- š returns
the menu
STAT
STAT X
STAT X
21
STAT X
1 ã
X ä
returns an
X
- n ã
X
ä
returns an
x