Operation Manual
24 Using the Scratchpad
▶ Press b to see the ScratchpadCalculate or ScratchpadGraph menu.
These menus are subsets of the TI-Nspire™ menus for the Calculator and
Graphs applications. For complete listings of those menus, see the
documentation for those applications.
▶ Press d to close the Scratchpad.
Calculating with Scratchpad
From the ScratchpadCalculate page, enter a maths expression on the entry
line, then press · to evaluate the expression. Expressions are displayed in
standard mathematical notation as you enter them.
Each evaluated expression and result becomes part of the Scratchpad history,
displayed above the entry line.
Entering Simple Maths Expressions
Note: To enter a negative number, press v and then type the number.
Suppose you want to evaluate
1. Select the entry line in the work area.
2. Type 2 l 8 to begin the expression.