Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS User Manual

Organizer for the
TI
TI-83 Plus
Getting Started
Start here
How To…
Create, edit, and delete addresses Create, set, view, edit, and delete schedule options Create, set, edit, mark, and delete tasks Find numbers, text, and special characters
Examples
Creating and saving a new address
More Infor m a t ion
Deleting Organizer Memory Usage Error Recovery Customer Support
6/29/01 © 1999, 2001 Texas Instruments

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This graphing product application (APP) is licensed. See the terms of the license agreement
.
Copyright © 1999, 2001 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
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Where to Find Installation Instructions

You can find detailed instructions on installing Flash applications at education.ti.com/guides
.
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What is Organizer for the TI-83 Plus?

Organizer is a simple and easy to use electronic organizer for students and teachers that runs on their TI-83 Plus calculators.
The Address function stores names, addresses, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses. The Schedule function provides daily, weekly, and monthly
views of class schedules and appointments. The Task function lists things to do, such as important
assignments. The Find function searches the entire database of
information for a name or keyword.
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Organizer Main Menu

1. Press . If you do not see
Organize
as an option, you need to download the Organizer application on your TI-83 Plus.
2. Highlight
Organize
and press Í.
The Organizer main menu appears.
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Selecting an Option

SCHEDULE Home Screen
Select an option with
o, p, q, r
, or
s
.
OPT
=
r
NEW
=
p
MAIN
=
s
GOTO
=
q
WEEK
=
o
On all screens, up to five options are displayed along the bottom of the screen. To select one of
these options, press the key
below the option. For example,

Entering Letters

On the calculator, letters are printed in turquoise above the keys. To enter in a letter, press want. It is a good idea to turn on the shift lock (
and the key for the letter you
y ) when
you need to key in many letters.
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Entering Special Characters

Select
CHRS
.
Select
OK
to paste the highlighted character to the previous screen.
To enter special characters that are not on the calculator keyboard, such as @, \, and #, enter the
Special Characters
screen while you are entering in text. Special characters are available whenever you see the
option at the bottom of the screen.
CHRS
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The ADDRESS Home Screen

Hint
Names are displayed in alphabetical order by the first word of the name. If you want the names to be in order by last name, you must key in the last name first.
To display the
ADDRESS
home screen, select Organizer main menu. If you have not entered any addresses, the screen is blank except for the option key names.

Creating a New Address

To create a new address, select
NEW
from the screen. For information on entering characters, see the sections entitled, “Entering Letters
” and “Entering Special Characters.”
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
from the
home
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Example:
1. Press
and select
Organize
. The
Organizer main menu appears.
2. Press
Í
to select
ADDRESS
. The
ADDRESS
list screen appears.
3. Select
NEW
.
The title prompt displays “
Enter
name
…”.
Enter the
a new address.
ADDRESS
home screen, and create and save
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4. Enter the name and press
Í
. To
key in a space, press
O (above Ê).
The cursor moves to the next line, and the title prompt changes to “
Enter phone
…”.
5. Enter the phone number and press
Í. To enter a hyphen between
parts of the number, press ¹. The cursor moves to the next line,
and the title prompt changes to “
Enter e-mail
…”.
6. Enter an e-mail address, and press
Í. (To enter numbers, remember
to press to deselect Alpha-lock.) To enter the @ sign, select
CHRS
, and
then press ~ Í. The cursor moves to the next line,
and the title prompt changes to “
Enter address
….”
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7. Enter a mailing address. To force a line wrap and move the
cursor to the next line, select
CHRS
,
and then press
Í
to select
ß
.
8. Select
SAVE
to save the entry.
9. Select
LIST
to return to the
ADDRESS
list
screen.
1. On the
ADDRESS
list screen, highlight
an existing address you want to edit. Press and } to move down and
up the
ADDRESS
list.

Editing an Existing Address

To edit an existing address entry, highlight the address you want on the
COPY, DEL
ADDRESS
list screen, and press Í. Select the
options to edit, copy, or delete the entry.
EDIT
,
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2. Press
Í
to display the entry’s detail
screen.
3. Select
EDIT
. Press and }to move
to the part of the entry you want to edit.
4. Enter the new information. Use
y 6
and { to insert or delete characters.
5. Select
SAVE
. (Select
ESC
and then
YES
to cancel changes.)
6. Select
LIST
to return to the
ADDRESS
list
screen.
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Deleting an Address

1. On the
ADDRESS
list screen, highlight an existing entry you want to delete, and then press
Í
.
2. Press
Í
to display the entry’s detail
screen.
3. Select
DEL
to display the Delete this
entry? screen.
4. Select
YES
to delete this entry and
return to the address list.
(Select
NO, DO NOT DELETE
to return
to the detail screen, or select
CANCEL
to cancel the deletion and
return to the address list.)
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The SCHEDULE Home Screen

WEEK
Displays appointments for the current week.
NEW
Displays the screen for adding a new appointment.
GOTO
Displays the schedule for the date you select.
OPT
Displays the screen for setting schedule options.
MAIN
Returns to the main menu.
To display the
SCHEDULE
home screen, select the Organizer main menu. A monthly calendar screen displays. Press
}, as necessary, to move to previous months. Press ,
as necessary, to move to futures months. Press highlight dates.
SCHEDULE
| and ~ to
from
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