Shifted keystrokes, Example, Helpwith – HP 39g Graphing Calculator User Manual
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Shifted keystrokes
There are two shift keys that you use to access the operations
and characters printed above the keys: |
shift
| and
[
alpha
|.
Key
SHIFT
ALPHA
Description
Press the |
shift
)
key to access the
operations printed in blue above the
keys. For instance, to access the Modes
screen, press [
shift
),
then press
|
home
|.
{
modes
is labelled in blue above the
I
home
I key). You do not need to hold
down I
shift
I when you press HOME.
This action is depicted in this manual as
“press
[
shift
|ATOD£S.”
To
cancel a shift, press |
shift
) again.
The alphabetic keys are also shifted
keystrokes. For instance, to type Z, press
[
alpha
)Z. (The letters are printed in
orange to the lower right of each key.)
To cancel Alpha, press )
alpha
)
again.
For a lower case letter, press
)
shift
))
alpha
).
For a string of letters, hold down
)
alpha
) while typing.
HELPWITH
The HP 39G built-in help is available in HOME only. It
provides syntax help for built-in math functions.
Access the HELPWITH command by pressing )
shift
)
5
rivrAX
and then the math key for which you require syntax help.
Example
Press )
shifi
I
stwax
[x
?1
)
enter
)
Note: Remove the left parenthesis from built-in
commands such as sine, cosine, and tangent before
invoking the HELPWITH command.
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