Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS - Manual (Page 503)

TI-83 Plus Programming 500
Creating and Deleting Programs
What Is a Program?
A program is a set of one or more command lines. Each line contains
one or more instructions. When you execute a program, the
TI-83 Plus
performs each instruction on each command line in the same order in
which you entered them. The number and size of programs that the
TI-83 Plus can store is limited only by available memory.
Creating a New Program
To create a new program, follow these steps.
1. Press  | to display the PRGM NEW menu.
2. Press Í to select 1:Create New . The Name= prompt is displayed,
and alpha-lock is on.
3. Press a letter from A to Z or q to enter the first character of the new
program name.
Note: A program name can be one to eight characters long. The first
character must be a letter from A to Z or
q . The second through eighth
characters can be letters, numbers, or q .