User Manual

34 Evaluating Expressions
Keystrokes Result
‘
• Clears the current line on a line with text on the home screen.
• Clears everything on the home screen on a blank line on the home
screen. This does not clear the history of your entries and answers.
• Press } to see the history.
• Use Clear Entries* followed by ‘ if you wish to delete all home
screen entries.
*Clear Entries is found in N.
• Clears the expression or value where the cursor is located in an editor; it
does not store a zero.
{
• Deletes a character at the cursor; this key repeats if held down on the
keypad.
y {
• Changes the cursor to an underline (__); inserts characters in front of the
underline cursor; to end insertion, press y 6 or press |, }, ~, or
†.
y
• Changes the cursor or status bar indicator to Þ; the next keystroke
performs a 2nd function (displayed above a key and to the left); to cancel
2nd, press y again.
ƒ
• Changes the cursor or status bar indicator to Ø; the next keystroke
performs a third function of that key (displayed above a key and to the
right) or accesses a shortcut menu. To cancel ƒ, press ƒ or press
|, }, ~, or †.
y
7
• Changes the cursor to Ø; sets alpha-lock; subsequent keystrokes access
the third functions of the keys pressed; to cancel alpha-lock, press ƒ.
If you are prompted to enter a name such as for a group or a program,
alpha-lock is set automatically.
• Note: The TI-84 Plus CE does not automatically set alpha-lock for entries
that require list names.
„
• Pastes an X in Function mode, a T in Parametric mode, a q in Polar
mode, or an n in Seq mode with one keystroke.