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Calculators | Texas Instruments - Mathematics | Programming Menu
Programming the TI-83
| Press PRGM to bring up the programming menu |  |
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| EXEC | Allows the user to run a program that has been written. |
| EDIT | Allows the user to alter a previously written program. |
| NEW | This allows the user to name and start a new program. |
| Clear the home screen | |
| Press 2nd Quit | 
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| Press Clear |
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| Press PRGM and choose option NEW Enter on Create New The calculator is automatically set on alpha lock ready for the name. |
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| Type in the name COMPARE |  | |
| On entering the name, a colon (:) appears ready for the first program line and the cursor is ready for typing this line. | |
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| When writing a program the programming commands can be accessed by pressing PRGM. These commands must be used and cannot be typed in. |
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| CTL: gives access to the control commands. For example | |
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1: IF creates a conditional test 2: Then used with the IF command 3: Else used with IF-Then command 7: End signifies IF-THEN-ELSE ended 8: Pause stops until enter is pressed 9: Lbl Assigns a label to a command 0: Goto Transfers control to a label |
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| I/O: gives input or output commands. For example
2: Prompt Requires user to input a number after the question mark (?.) |
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| EXEC: Executes a program that has been written. | |
| Program number 6: COMPARE could only executed, however, if you have first returned to the homescreen by pressing 2nd QUIT | |
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The calculator is now ready to type in the program.
Each time a programming command is used it must be entered from the input / output menu.
The green alpha key ALPHA can be used to type individual characters.
To type a space between characters choose ALPHA 
When typing sentences the alpha key can be locked on using
2nd 
| 8: Clrhome Clears the home screen 3: Display On screen instructions are given and must be typed between inverted commas |  |
| 2: Prompt Requires user to input a number after the ?. |  |
On execution the calculator requires you to enter
the two numbers A and B
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