Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 56)

44
Chapter 2: The CATALOG , Variables, and Characters
02CATVAR.DOC TI-86, Chap 2, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:00 PM Page 44 of 10 02CATVAR.DOC TI-86, Chap 2, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:00 PM Page 44 of 10
Selecting a Variable Name
ᕡ Select the appropriate data-type selection
screen from the CATLG-VARS menu.
ᕢ Move the cursor to the variable you want
to select.
- w (
#
ᕣ Select the variable you want. b
The CUSTOM Menu
- w & (
You can select up to 15 items from the CATALOG and VARS screens -- program names, functions,
instructions, and other items -- to create your own CUSTOM menu. To display your CUSTOM
menu, press 9. Use & through * and / to select items like any other menu.
Entering CUSTOM Menu Items
ᕡ Select CUSTM from the CATALOG . The
CUSTOM menu is displayed. ALPHA-lock is on.
ᕢ Move the selection cursor ( 4 ) to the item you
want to copy to the CUSTOM menu.
- w
& (
ã C ä # # #
ᕣ Copy the item to the CUSTOM menu cell you
select, replacing any previous item.
ᕤ To enter more items, repeat steps 2 and 3
using different items and cells.
(
ᕥ Display the CUSTOM menu. -l 9
The example assumes that
the real-number variables
AREA
and VOL from the
example on page 41 have not
been deleted from memory.
When copying items into the
CUSTOM
menu, you can skip
menu cells and menu groups.