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18 Chapter 2: Operating the Calculator
02OPER.DOC TI
-
89/TI
-
92 Plus: O
p
erating the TI
-
89/TI
-
92 Plus (English) Susan Gullord Revised: 02/23/01 1:06 PM Printed: 02/23/01 2:11 PM Page 18 of 44
Modifier Description
2
(second)
Accesses the second function of the next key you
press. On the keyboard, these are printed in the
same color as the
2
key.
¥
(diamond)
Activates keys that select certain applications
(page 39), menu items, and other operations from
the keyboard. On the keyboard, these are printed in
the same color as the
¥
key.
¤
(shift)
Types an uppercase character for the next letter
key you press.
¤
is also used with
B
and
A
to
highlight characters in the entry line for editing
purposes.
j
(TI
-
89 only)
Used to type alphabetic letters, including a space
character. On the keyboard, these are printed in
the same color as the
j
key.
(hand)
(TI
-
92 Plus only)
Used with the cursor pad to manipulate geometric
objects. is also used for drawing on a graph.
The
N
key is one of several keys that can perform three
operations, depending on whether you first press
2
or
¥
.
The following
TI
-
89
example shows using the
2
or
¥
modifier key
with the
N
key.
QUIT PASTE
ESC
The following
TI
-
92 Plus
example shows using the
2
or
¥
modifier
key with the
Y
alphabetic key.
ú
TABLE
Y
Modifier Keys
Modifier Keys
Note: For information about
using
¤
and
j
, refer to
“Entering Alphabetic
Characters” on page 21.
Examples of
2
and
¥
Modifiers
Pressing the
primary key types
the letter Y.
¥
'
displays the
Table screen. The word is
the same color as the
¥
key.
2
accesses
ú
(convert). The
convert symbol is
the same color as
the
2
key.
¥
7
accesses
PASTE
,
which is the same color as
the
¥
key.
2
K
accesses
QUIT
, which is the
same color as the
2
key.
N
accesses the
key’s primary
function.

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Texas Instruments TI-89 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Display size (HxV)100 x 160 mm
Memory type639K FLASH ROM, 188K bytes RAM
Compatible operating systemsOperating System 2.09
Battery typeAAA

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