Creating a new program – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual
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Advanced Keyboard/PROGRAMMING USING THE SHARP EL-9900
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1.
Turn the calculator on and press PRGM to enter the programming menu.
The menu consists of commands to execute, edit, and create new programs.
2.
Press C (NEW) and ENTER to open a new program. The calculator is
now locked in ALPHA mode and is prepared to accept a name for the new
program. Enter the program name.
3.
You can now enter the program. All program commands are obtained in the
program menu. You cannot type program commands using the ALPHA
key. To reach this menu, press PRGM All the program commands begin
with an uppercase letter.
4.
Press CL to exit the program commands. When entering a new
program, you must press ENTER at the end of each line.
5.
If you make a mistake entering a program, use the calculator's editing
features to correct the error. First, you can press the arrow keys to move
around the program. Second, you can use the DEL key which deletes a
highlighted item, the BS key which backspace deletes an item, and the
2ndF INS keys which allow you to insert new items. Third, the
calculator operates in typeover mode which allows you to simply type over
a mistake. You must press ENTER after correcting a mistake for the
correction to be saved for future use.
CREATING A NEW PROGRAM