Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 34)

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI -86
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To switch from alpha-lock to ALPHA-lock, press 1.
You can use - when ALPHA-lock or alpha-lock is on. Also, if you press a key that has no
blue character above it, such as 6, 3, or !, the key’s primary function still applies.
Common Cursors
Entry Å Enters a character at the cursor, overwriting any existing character
Insert __ Inserts a character at the cursor location and shifts remaining characters right
Second Æ Enters a 2nd character or executes a 2nd operation (yellow on the keyboard)
ALPHA ³ Enters an uppercase ALPHA character (blue on the keyboard)
alpha Ï Enters the lowercase version of an ALPHA character (blue on the keyboard)
Full Ä Accepts no data; maximum characters are entered at a prompt or memory is full
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If you press 1 after - p, the cursor becomes an underlined A ( A ).
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If you press - 1 after - p, the cursor becomes an underlined a ( a ).
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If you press - after - p, the insert cursor becomes an underlined # ( # ).
In most cases, the
appearance of the cursor
indicates what will happen
when you press the next key.
Graphs and editors
sometimes use additional
cursors, which are described
in other chapters.