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eActivity Overview
  k  Strip Function Menu 
  • { FILE } …  Same as {FILE} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3) except for 
{SIZE}. 
  • { SIZE } … {displays the size of the strip that is currently selected or where the cursor is 
currently located}
  • { 
STRP } …  Same as {STRP} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3). 
  • { 
INS } …  {inserts a new line above the currently selected strip}
  • { TEXT } … {inserts a text line}
  • { CALC } … {inserts a math line}
  • { STOP } … {inserts a stop line}
  • { CHAR } …  Same as {CHAR} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
  • { 
A  ↔   a } …  Same as {A ↔  a} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
  • { 
JUMP } …  Same as {JUMP} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
  • { 
DEL   •   L } …  {deletes the strip that is currently selected or where the cursor is located} 
  • { 
'  MAT } …  {displays the Matrix Editor (page 2-8-2)}
  • { 
'  LIST } …  {displays the List Editor (page 6-1-1)}
• { 
GUIDE } …  {creates a guide for a strip (page 10-6-1)}
  k  Basic eActivity File Operations 
  This section provides an overview of the following eActivity operations.
  
  • Creating a new eActivity fi le 
  • Inputting text, numeric expressions, strips, and other data 
  • Accessing applications from a strip and using the application’s screen 
  • Saving an eActivity fi le
  
  This overview is explained using the following example problem:
  
  • Solve 2 x 
 2
  +  x  – 3 = 0 (extract the roots of  y  = 2 x 
 2
  +  x  – 3).
  • Graph  
y  = 2 x 
 2
  +  x  – 3 and confi rm the above solution.
  • Use G-SLV to extract the roots on the graph screen.