HP 17bII+ - Manual (Page 32)

32 1: Getting Started
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Table 1-4. Alphabetic Editing
Operation Label or Key to Press
ALPHA-Edit Menu
Inserts character before the cursor. Any character.
Deletes character at the cursor. 
Moves the cursor far left, one
display-width. 
Moves the cursor left. 
Moves the cursor right. 
Moves the cursor far right, one
display-width. 
Displays the ALPHA menu again. 
Keyboard
Backspaces and erases the character
before the cursor. <
Clears the calculator line. C
Calculating the Answer (CALC)
After an equation is input, pressing  verifies it and creates a new,
customized menu to go with the equation.
Menu labels for your variables
Each of the variables you typed into the equation now appears as a
menu label. You can store and calculate values in this menu the same
way you do in other menus.