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Cursor direction keys, Inserting, deleting, and clearing characters – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI

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01OPER.DOC TI-86, Chap 1, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 23 of 22

01OPER.DOC TI-86, Chap 1, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 23 of 22

Cursor Direction Keys

!

moves cursor left

-

!

moves cursor to beginning of entry

-

#

scrolls/

moves cursor down

-

#

lightens screen contrast

"

moves cursor right

-

"

moves cursor to end of entry

-

$

scrolls/moves cursor up

-

$

darkens screen contrast

If you hold down ", #, !, or $, the cursor continues to move.

Inserting, Deleting, and Clearing Characters

- p

Changes the cursor to the insert cursor ( __ ); inserts characters at the insert cursor and
shifts remaining characters right; to cancel insert, press - p or press ", #, !, or $

3

Deletes a character at the cursor; to continue deleting to the right, hold down 3

:

Clears the current entry on the home screen; : : clears the entire home screen

The entry cursor (

Å

)

overwrites characters.