Printing descriptive messages (msg), Trace printing (trace) – HP 17bII+ User Manual
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Printing
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Printing Appointments. To print all stored appointments, display the
menu (press
then press
@p
. This
produces a listing like this for each appointment:
Menus Not Associated with Stored Data. Remember that many menu
labels do not represent data, but rather activities, such as
,
,
and
. They contain no information for printing.
The calculator beeps if there is nothing to print when you press
@p
.
Printing Descriptive Messages (MSG)
You can include descriptive messages with your printed output by using
. For example, suppose you wanted to print a number that
represents the balance for September. You could start the output with the
label “SEPTEMBER BALANCE”.
1. Press
@p
, then
. This brings up the ALPHA menu.
2. Type (and edit) the label or message.
3. Press
I
to print out the label or message.
Now print out the number itself (if it’s in the calculator line, press
P
).
Trace Printing (TRACE)
Trace printing produces a record of all the keys you’ve pressed and of
calculated results. When tracing is
off, use
P
and
@p
to print
what you want. When tracing is on, the calculator uses more power and
operates more slowly.
To switch trace printing on and off:
1. Press
@p
.