Editing An Equation (Edit; Naming An Equation - HP 17bII Owner's Manual

Editing an Equation (EDIT)

If you have an   , the cursor stops over the first
character that the Solver could not logically interpret.
You can alter the current equation using the ALPHA-Edit menu:

1. Press
ALPHAbetic Text," page 31.) You can use
(clear), as well.
2. To insert letters, press
to bring back the editing menu.
3. Press
I
Editing an equation clears its variables.
To abort an editing operation without saving any of the changes, press
.
e

Naming an Equation

Naming equations helps you identify them later. The name precedes the
equation, separated by a colon. If you don't name an equation initially,
you can name it later using
Type the name just as you type the rest of the equation. The calculator
knows that whatever comes before the colon is not part of the equation.
The name is for your visual aid only; the calculator cannot recognize it.
Names can be any length and contain any character except ＋ － x ÷ ( )
＜ ＞ ^ ： ＝
space
File name : English-M02-1-040308(Print).doc
to access the ALPHA-Edit menu. (See "Editing
 and the appropriate letters. Press
to replace the previous version with the edited version.

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Print data : 2004/3/9
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