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Chapter 1: Operating the TIN73

7301ENG.DOC CH1 Operating the TI-73, English Julie Hewlett Revised: 07/29/98 11:55 AM Printed: 05/19/99

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Entry Line

The entry line displays all characters selected in the Text

editor. The entry line also accepts all number keys (Y, Z,

[, ) and many keyboard operations (6, I, \, C, etc.).

Enter these between Text editor characters, as necessary,

without leaving the Text editor.

If you press a key that isnt accepted in the Text editor, the

calculator does not return an error. You must select

Done

exit and then continue your entry on the previous screen.

You can enter up to 16 characters on the entry line. If you need

to enter more than 16 characters, select

Done

to save your

entry. Then reenter the Text editor, and continue entering

additional characters.

Common Display CursorsCommon Display Cursors

In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what

happens when you press the next key or select the next menu

item.

If you press - while the Insert Cursor (Û) is displayed, the

underline cursor becomes an underlined #.

Cursor Appearance Effect of Next Keystroke

Entry Solid Rectangle

A character is entered at the

cursor; any existing character is

overwritten.

Insert Underline

A character is inserted in front

of the cursor location.

Second Reverse Arrow

A 2nd character (yellow on the

keyboard) is entered, or a 2nd

operation is executed.

Full Checkerboard

Rectangle

No entry; the maximum

characters are entered at a

prompt, or memory is full.

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