TIp 2: Adjusting Your Calculator Settings
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TIp 2-1
TIpË 2: Adjusting Your Calculator Settings
You can control how the calculator displays results and graphs by changing settings. For
example, the mode settings screen is displayed below. The highlighted settings are the ones that
are selected.
Calculator Keys Used in This
TIp
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TIp Highlights
This
TIp shows how to change settings on two frequently-used screens—the mode screen and
the window format screen. For more information about settings, see the calculator guidebook.
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Mode (
.
) settings determine how the calculator interprets and/or displays numbers and
results.
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Window format (
\
) settings determine how the calculator interprets and/or
displays graphs.
In the
Try-It!
Ë
example, you will select new calculator settings following these main steps.
1. Display the setting screen.
2. Press
#
,
$
,
!
, or
"
, as necessary, to highlight the setting you want to select.
3. Press
b
to select it.
Note:
The examples in the next section assume that the calculator has been reset to the default settings as described in
TIp 1:
Resetting Your Calculator.
ll highlighted
settings are selected.
Mode screen
Window Format Screen