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Starting or getting another list, Clearing a cash-flow list and its name – HP 17bII+ User Manual

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The name can be up to 22 characters long and include any character
except:

+ - x ÷ ( ) < > : = space

*


But only the first three to five characters (depending on letter widths) of
the name are used for a menu label. Avoid names with the same first
characters, since their menu labels will look alike.

Viewing the Name of the Current List. Press

, then

e

.

Starting or GETting Another List

When you press

, the cash-flow list that appears is the same as

the last one used.

To start a new list or switch to a different one, the current list must be
named or cleared. If it is named, then:

1. Press

.The GET menu contains a menu label for each named

list plus

.

2. Press the key for the desired list. (

brings up a new, empty

list.)

Clearing a Cash-Flow List and Its Name

To clear a list’s numbers and name:

1. Display the list you want to clear, then press

@c

. This

removes the numbers.

2. If the list is named, you’ll see    

Press

to remove the name. Press

to retain the name

with an empty list.

*

CFLO does accept these exceptional characters in list names, but the Solver

functions SIZEC, FLOW, and #T do not.