Selecting command-line entry modes – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual
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right. In addition, you can use the following keys to edit data in the
command line:
Command Line Operations
Key
Description
a®
Move the cursor left and right in the command line.
((70¡a and (5)® move the cursor to the far left and
far right.)
®®
If the command line has more than one line, move the
cursor up and down one line. (l70iY) and (70(Tl move
the cursor to the first and last line.)
If the command line has only one line,
(A)
selects the
Interactive Stack, and (J) displays the EDIT menu.
0
Erases the character to the left of the cursor.
(TO
Deletes the character beneath the cursor.
Q (
e d i t
)
Displays the EDIT menu, which contains additional
editing operations.
n a f E N T R Y )
Changes the command-line entry mode to
Program-entry mode or Algebraic/Program-entry
mode, as described below.
( E N T E R )
Processes the text in the command line—moves objects
to the stack and executes commands.
( C A N C E L )
Discards the entire command line.
Selecting Command-Line Entry Modes
The HP 48 has four command-line entry modes that make it easier for
you to key in objects.
■ Immediate-Entry Mode.
(Activated automatically, and indicated by
no entry-mode annunciator.) In Immediate-entry mode, the contents
of the command line are entered and processed immediately when
you press a function or command ke}^ (such as (^, (SIN 1, or fSTOl).
Immediate-entry mode is the default mode.
m
Algebraic-Entry Mode.
(Activated when you press and
indicated by the riLG annunciator.) Algebraic-entry mode is
used primarily for keying in names and algebraic expressions for
immediate use. In Algebraic-entry mode, function keys act as
2-8 Entering and Editing Objects