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Entry and edit keys – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Getting started

There are two types of buttons on the context-sensitive
menu:

menu button: tap to display a pop-up menu. These
buttons have square corners along their top (such as

in the illustration above).

command button: tap to initiate a command. These
buttons have rounded corners (such as

in the

illustration above).

Entry and edit keys

The primary entry and edit keys are:

Keys

Purpose

N

to

r

Enter numbers

O

or

J

Cancels the current operation or
clears the entry line.

E

Enters an input or executes an
operation. In calculations,

E

acts like “=”. When

or

is present as a menu key,

E

acts the same as pressing

or

.

Q

For entering a negative number. For
example, to enter –25, press

Q

25. Note: this is not the same

operation that is performed by the
subtraction key
(

w

).

F

Math template: Displays a palette
of pre-formatted templates repre-
senting common arithmetic expres-
sions.

d

Enters the independent variable
(that is, either X, T,  or N, depend-
ing on the app that is currently
active).