Texas Instruments TITANIUM TI-89 User Manual

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Getting Started

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About the history area

About the history area

About the history area

About the history area

The history area displays up to eight entry/answer pairs, depending on the complexity
and height of the expressions. When the display is filled, information scrolls off the top of
the screen. Use the history area to:

Review previous entries and answers. Use the cursor keys to view entries and
answers that have scrolled off the screen.

Recall or auto-paste a previous entry or answer onto the entry line to reuse or edit.
(For more information, see the electronic Operating the Calculator chapter.)

The cursor, which normally rests on the entry line, can be moved into the history area.
The following table shows you how to move the cursor around in the history area.

To

Do this

View entries/answers
scrolled off the screen

From the entry line, press

C

to highlight the last

answer.
Continue using

C

to move the cursor from

answer to entry through the history area.

Go to the oldest or
newest entry/answer pair

If the cursor is in the history area, press

8 C

or

8 D

.

View an entry or answer
too long for one line (

8

is displayed at the end of
the line)

Move the cursor to the entry or answer. Use

A

or

B

to scroll left or right and

2 A

or

2 B

to

go to the beginning or end.

Return cursor to the entry
line

Press

N

, or press

D

until the cursor is back

on the entry line.

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