Texas instruments TI-SmartView Guidebook for Macintosh

TI-SmartView™

Guidebook

for Macintosh®

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Contents

Important Information................................................................... ii

Getting started .......................................................................1

What's new in version 2.0.............................................................. 1

Overview of TI-SmartView............................................................. 2

System requirements...................................................................... 3

Installing TI-SmartView.................................................................. 3

Things you need to know .............................................................. 3

Choosing a display option ............................................................. 4

Changing the size of TI-SmartView............................................... 6

Changing the color of the face plate............................................ 6

Saving and loading an emulator state.......................................... 6

Resetting the emulator state......................................................... 7

Saving calculator data to the computer ....................................... 8

Loading a calculator file from the computer ............................... 9

Updating the software from the Internet .................................. 11

Working with images ...........................................................13

Capturing calculator screens........................................................ 13

Adding or removing a border ..................................................... 13

Saving a screen image.................................................................. 14

Viewing screen images................................................................. 15

Dragging and dropping an image to another application........ 16

Using the key press history ..................................................19

What is the key press history? ..................................................... 19

Showing or hiding the key press history..................................... 19

Clearing the key press history...................................................... 19

Copying the key press history to another application............... 20

Using scripts ..........................................................................21

What is a script? ........................................................................... 21

Recording a new script................................................................. 21

Tips for recording a script ............................................................ 22

Playing a script.............................................................................. 23

Adjusting the script speed ........................................................... 24

Saving a script............................................................................... 24

Saving a copy of a script .............................................................. 25

Opening an existing script........................................................... 25

Closing a script.............................................................................. 25

Stepping through a script............................................................ 26

Stopping a script........................................................................... 27

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Pausing a script .............................................................................27

Inserting a delay into a script.......................................................28

Inserting a text point into a script...............................................29

Inserting a Go to Home command ..............................................30

Editing a script ..............................................................................31

Copying a script to another application......................................32

Locating common scripts..............................................................33

Connecting a calculator or CBL 2/CBR 2 .............................. 35

Using a connected calculator to control TI-SmartView .............. 35

Transferring data to and from a connected calculator .............. 38

Using a connected CBL 2 or CBR 2...............................................39

FAQs and keyboard shortcuts.............................................. 41

Frequently asked questions.......................................................... 41

Using the computer keyboard .....................................................42

Legal information ................................................................ 47

Texas Instruments Support and Service .......................................47

Index ..................................................................................... 49

iv Contents

Getting started

What's new in version 2.0

• Control the TI-SmartView™ software using a connected calculator — Connect a TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

graphing calculator to the computer. When you press keys and perform calculations on the calculator, those actions are repeated automatically on TI-SmartView™. The connected calculator acts as a remote keyboard.

• Connect a CBL 2™ or CBR 2™ — Use TI-SmartView™ to collect real-time data from a CBL 2 or CBR 2 connected to the computer. Then graph and analyze that data.

• Select the View show for each of the three displays.

• Save calculator data to the computer — Send data (lists, matrices, etc.) from TI-SmartView™ to files stored on the computer. You can use these files as backup copies of your data, or you can transfer that data to a compatible TI graphing calculator. You can also load calculator files from the computer.

• Hold down the arrow keys to scroll — When you use an arrow key to move the cursor, you can hold down the key to scroll the cursor continuously, instead of having to press the key repeatedly. In the key press history and in a script, the icon for a repeating arrow

key has a clock symbol attached to it. For example:

™ screens — Select which calculator screen to

• Use the alpha typing mode with the computer keyboard — When you click ƒ or press [F7], the keyboard switches to its alpha typing mode, where pressing [A] types A. (In the keyboard’s normal shortcut mode, [A] is a shortcut to .) To lock the alpha

key, click y 7 press [F7].

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or press [F6] [F7]. To unlock it, click ƒ or

Overview of TI-SmartView

The TI-SmartView™ software gives you a TI-84 Plus calculator on your computer. The entire functionality of the TI-84 Plus is at your disposal, including the ability to load and use calculator files such as applications (Apps), lists, matrices, programs, and so on. The Apps that come already loaded on the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition are also included with TI-SmartView™.

TI-SmartView™ lets you show the TI-84 Plus to an audience without using calculator-specific projection equipment and gives you additional functionality that aids in presentations and demonstrations.

• Supplement the current TI-84 Plus screen by using the View to show three extra screens simultaneously. You can select any three of the following calculator screens: Y= editor, table, graph, stat plot, list, and window.

• Repeat demonstrations quickly and easily by using scripts to play back a series of keystrokes.

• View the history of your calculator entries, any open scripts, and a large version of the current calculator screen.

• Capture screen images that you can save and use in other documents.

™ pane

2 Getting started

System requirements

The personal computer that you use to run the TI-SmartView™ software must meet the following hardware and software requirements.

• Mac® OS X 10.3 or later

• G3 CPU or higher

• 256 MB RAM

• 65 MB of available hard-disk space

• CD-ROM drive

• Safari™ 1.0 or later; Firefox 1.0; Internet Explorer 5.5 or later; or Netscape® 6.0 or later

Installing TI-SmartView

If you are installing a full version of the TI-SmartView™ software (as opposed to a trial version), find the CD key located on the CD case or CD.

1. Insert the TI-SmartView™ CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The disk icon appears on the desktop.

2. Double-click the TI-SmartView™ disk icon to display its contents.

3. Either drag or copy the TI-SmartView™ program icon to the Applications folder or an appropriate location.

The first time you run the full-version of TI-SmartView™, you are prompted to enter the CD key.

Note: When entering the CD key, be careful to not enter a zero for the letter O or a letter O for a zero. Similarly, do not confuse the number one with a lowercase letter L.

Things you need to know

The mouse pointer takes the place of your finger pressing keys on the calculator.

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When you use the mouse, remember that the pointer takes the place of your finger. You must click the keys on the calculator just like you would press the keys on the TI-84 Plus. The TI-SmartView™ calculator screen is not interactive. For example, when you change mode settings, you might be tempted to click the mode setting on the calculator screen to select it. However, clicking on the screen does nothing. You must click the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired setting and then click Í to select it.

Typing text using the computer keyboard doesn’t work unless you first place the keyboard in its alpha typing mode.

By default, the keyboard is in its normal shortcut mode, in which keys are simply shortcuts to calculator keys. For example, pressing

[A] is the same

as clicking  on the calculator. In this mode, you cannot directly type the letters A through Z.

To type a letter or other alpha character, click ƒ or press [F7] first. For example,

[F7] [A] gives you an A, not the  key and not a B (the

alpha character associated with Œ). After you type the character, the keyboard returns to its normal shortcut mode.

To lock the alpha key so you can type more than one character at a time, click y 7 or press mode, click ƒ or press

In alpha typing mode,

[1] types Y (the alpha character associated with À). To type a number,

[F6] [F7]. To return to the normal shortcut

[F7].

[0] through [9] still act as shortcuts. Pressing

be sure the keyboard is not in the alpha typing mode. These keys do type the digits 0 through 9 in the normal shortcut mode.

When you record a script, you record only calculator key presses. These key presses can be difficult to interpret, viewed by themselves.

Because you record key presses, editing a script can be a little tricky. For example, if you change the mode to parametric, the script records z † † † ~ Í. The script doesn’t overtly tell you that you changed the mode to parametric. For this reason, it can be quite helpful to step through a script one key press at a time, or to play the script back at a slower speed so that you can see exactly where an edit needs to be made.

Choosing a display option

By default, the TI-SmartView™ calculator is displayed by itself. However, you can open optional windows to display additional information that may be helpful to you.

4 Getting started

The View3™ drawer initially shows the Y= editor, table, and graph screens. However, you can select which calculator screen you want to show for each of the three displays. (The stat plot, list, and window screens are also available.) The screens are updated each time you press one of the graphing keys (p, q, r, s), change the Window or Zoom settings, or press Í.

The History window shows all of the calculator keys you have clicked.

The Large Screen window shows a large image of the current calculator screen.

Script windows show any open scripts.

Display Option Click:

or to toggle the

View

™ drawer

Window > Show/Hide View

drawer open and closed.

Window > Show/Hide Key History or to

Key press history

toggle the History window on and off.

Window > Large Screen or to show the Large Screen. To close the window, use the close

Large screen

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button in its title bar or

Display Option Click:

Scripts

File > Open

File > New Script or to open a new, blank

script window.

The close button in the script window’s title bar or press

Note: Hiding the key press history does not clear it.

or to open a script.

W to close the script.

Changing the size of TI-SmartView

When you first use the TI-SmartView™ software, the largest window size that will fit on the screen is displayed. You can use whichever size you

want, but the small, medium, and large versions are optimized for the following screen resolutions.

If your screen resolution is: Click:

800 x 600 View > Size > Small

1024 x 768 View > Size > Medium

1280 x 1024 View > Size > Large

Changing the color of the face plate

Just like with the TI-84 Plus, you can change the color of the face plate on the TI-SmartView™ calculator. You can choose from four colors. The default face plate color is silver.

f Click View > Color and then click a color.

Saving and loading an emulator state

When you save the emulator state, a file is created that stores the calculator with all of the changes that you have made to its setup. Think of the emulator state file as representing a single TI-84 Plus that you have used and then set aside. When you load an emulator state, you pick up that same TI-84 Plus to use again. All of the changes that you made to the calculator are intact.

6 Getting started

For example, you might want to set up a class demonstration by entering functions in the Y= editor and changing Window and Zoom settings. When you save your changes in an emulator state file, you simply load the file to show your demonstration. If you want to create different demonstrations for different classes, you can create multiple emulator state files. There is no limit on the number of emulator states that you can save.

Note: The key press history, screen capture images, open scripts, face plate color, and size are not saved in the emulator state file.

Saving the emulator state

1. Click File > Save Emulator State.

2. In the dialog box:

a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the

emulator state file.

b) Type a file name. Use a name that describes the emulator

state.

c) Click

Save.

Loading an emulator state

1. Click File > Open.

2. In the dialog box:

a) Navigate to the folder that contains the emulator state file.

b) Click the emulator state name to highlight it.

c) Click

Open.

Resetting the emulator state

Resetting the emulator state returns the TI-SmartView™ software to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition factory-default settings. The key press history is cleared. Any open scripts are stopped, but remain open.

1. Click

2. In the dialog box, click

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File > Restore Default State.

Restore to confirm that you want to reset the

emulator state.

Saving calculator data to the computer

By saving data (lists, matrices, programs, etc.) from the TI-SmartView™ calculator to files on the computer, you can make backup copies of that data. If you delete the data from TI-SmartView™, you can load the calculator files from the computer at any time.

1. Click

2. Click an item to highlight it.

3. Click Save Selected Item(s).

4. In the dialog box, navigate to the folder in which you want to store

5. Click

6. When you’re finished, click

Note: In the Device Contents dialog box, you can sort the list by clicking a heading. For example, click Name to sort by name and switch between ascending (a-z) and descending (z-a) order.

File > Save Calculator File.

The Device Contents dialog box lists the data items on the TI-SmartView™ calculator, which may take several seconds.

• To select multiple items, hold down on the computer keyboard as you click each additional item.

• To select a range of items, click the first item in the range. Then hold down Shift and click the last item in the range.

the files. If necessary, click New Folder.

Choose.

Each selected item is saved as a separate file on the computer. File names are assigned automatically. The file name’s extension identifies the data type.

If the folder already contains a file with the assigned name, TI-SmartView™ automatically adds a suffix such as -1, -2, etc., to the new file name.

The Device Contents dialog box stays open so you can select and save additional data items.

Close.

8 Getting started

Transferring files to supported graphing calculators

You can transfer files to the following calculators: TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.

To transfer calculator files from the computer, use TI Connect™ software and an appropriate TI Connectivity Cable available from education.ti.com. Some calculators come with a TI Connectivity Cable, which lets you connect the calculator to the computer.

You can also transfer data directly between TI-SmartView™ and a connected calculator, much the same way you can connect two calculators and transfer data between them.

Loading a calculator file from the computer

If you previously stored calculator files containing lists, programs, applications, etc., on your computer, you can load them into the TI-SmartView™ software. The files may be backups saved by TI-SmartView™ or files transferred to the computer from a calculator. (See “Transferring files from supported graphing calculators” on page 10.)

1. Click

2. In the dialog box:

File > Load File.

a) Navigate to the folder that contains the file you want to

load.

b) Click the file name to highlight it.

c) Click

If TI-SmartView™ already contains a data item with that name, you’re prompted whether to overwrite the existing item.

Open.

Calculator file names on the computer

Calculator file names have the form:

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filename.8x?

where filename is as close as possible to the data item’s name on the calculator, 8x indicates the file was created by TI-SmartView™ or a supported graphing calculator, and ? is a letter that identifies the type of data. Common data types are:

If ? is: Type of data

c complex variable

d GDB (graph database)

eequation

ffunction

ggroup

i picture

k Flash application

l list (real or complex)

mmatrix

n real number

pprogram

s string variable

ttable setup

v application variable

w user zoom window

z zoom window setting

Note: If you load a Flash application file, TI-SmartView™ automatically installs the application.

Transferring files from supported graphing calculators

TI-SmartView™ can load files transferred to your computer from the following calculators: TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.

To transfer files from a calculator to the computer, use TI Connect™ software and an appropriate TI Connectivity Cable available from education.ti.com. Some calculators come with a TI Connectivity Cable, which lets you connect the calculator to the computer.

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You can also transfer data directly between TI-SmartView™ and a connected calculator, much the same way you can connect two calculators and transfer data between them.

Updating the software from the Internet

Visit education.ti.com for free software updates that you can download.

Working with images

Capturing calculator screens

You can capture the current calculator screen image using the TI-SmartView™ screen capture tool. When you capture a screen, the Screen Capture window opens. In this window, you can view, manipulate, and save screen images.

f Click Screenshots > Take Screenshot or click .

With a border, the image size is 100 pixels wide by 68 pixels high. Without a border, the image size is 96 pixels wide by 64 pixels high. A border is automatically added to each image when you capture it, but you can remove it.

The number of screen images you can capture is limited only by the available memory on your computer. Each unsaved screen image is stored in memory until you quit the application or delete the image. Closing the Screen Capture window does not discard unsaved screen images.

Adding or removing a border

The toolbar button for adding or removing a border toggles between

add and remove depending on whether or not the selected image contains a border.

Adding or removing a border on a single screen image

1. Click the screen capture image to select it.

2. Click

Screenshots > Remove Border or click to remove the

border.

—or—

Click

Screenshots > Add Border or click to add a border.

Adding or removing a border from a group of screen images

1. Switch to thumbnail view.

2. Select the group of images. You can either:

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• Click the first image you want to select, and then hold down on the computer keyboard as you click each additional image.

• Select a range of images by clicking the first image in the range, holding down Shift, and clicking the last image in the range.

• Drag the mouse to highlight the images.

3. Click

Note: To select all of the images, click Edit > Select All.

Screenshots > Remove Border or click to remove the

border

—or—

Screenshots > Add Border or click to add a border.

Click

Saving a screen image

You can save screen images in TIFF, GIF, PNG, or JPEG formats. You can save a larger or smaller version of the screen image by zooming in or out on that image and then saving it.

1. Click the screen image you want to save.

2. Click

3. In the dialog box:

Note:

• If you save a file to a location where that file name already exists, a

File > Save or click .

a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the screen

image file.

b) Select the image format.

c) Type a file name. Use a name that describes the screen

image.

d) Click Save.

dialog box opens giving you the option to replace the existing file or to cancel and return to the Save As window.

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• You can select multiple images (by holding down or Shift as you click images, or by dragging the mouse) and save them all at one time. When you do this, you select the location to save the files in the Save As window, but do not specify file names. Each screen image is saved with its default file name. If that name already exists, a suffix such as -1, -2, etc., is added to the new file name so it does not overwrite the previous file.

Viewing screen images

When you capture a screen image, that image opens in the Screen Capture window. You can view the images individually or as a group of images, called thumbnails. A reference name is displayed under each image.

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f To view screen image thumbnails, click Screenshots >

Thumbnail View

f To view individual screen images, click

Screen View

or click .

Screenshots > Single

or click .

Navigating among screen images

f To view the previous screen image, click

Screenshot

or click .

f To view the next screen image, click

Screenshot

or click .

Screenshots > Previous

Screenshots > Next

Zooming in and zooming out

You can zoom in or out on any single image to view a larger or smaller version of it.

You can save a larger or smaller version of a screen image by zooming in or out before you save it. For example, to save an image that is larger than the standard 96 x 64 size, zoom in until the image is the size you want and then save it.

f To display a larger screen image, click Screenshots > Zoom In or

click .

f To display a smaller screen image, click

Screenshots > Zoom Out

or click .

Dragging and dropping an image to another application

You can drag any TI-SmartView™ screen image and drop it into another application. These images include the following:

• Saved or unsaved screen capture images

•View

• The Large Screen image

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™ feature screens

Note: In the thumbnail view in the Screen Capture window, the selected image has a blue border. However, the borders on the Large Screen

image and the View

™ feature screens do not change color when you

select them.

To drag and drop a screen image into another application:

1. Adjust the sizes of the windows of the two applications so that both

of them fit on the computer screen.

2. To drag-and-drop the image:

a) Click the screen image to select it.

b) Drag the screen image from TI-SmartView™ and then drop

it into the other application.

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18 Working with images

Using the key press history

What is the key press history?

Each key you click on the calculator is recorded automatically in the key press history. At any time, you can view the key press history to see a listing of all the keys you’ve used. This has several benefits, including:

• If a calculation gives unexpected results, you can view the key press

history to see if you entered the correct data.

• If you perform a calculation and then find you need to perform it

repeatedly, you can copy those keys from the key press history and paste them into a script. When you need to repeat the calculation, you can play the script instead of re-entering all the key presses.

The key press history shows some key sequences in a different form than they’re shown in the user’s guide for the TI-84 Plus calculator. For example, suppose you display the calculator’s MEMORY menu.

• The user’s guide shows the key sequence as y L, where L is

the 2nd function of the Ã key.

• The key press history shows the key sequence as

because those are the actual keys you click.

Similarly, suppose you select the round( function from the menu.

MATH NUM

• The user’s guide shows the function as round(.

• The key press history shows because those are

the keys you click.

Showing or hiding the key press history

f Click Window > Show/Hide Key History or click .

This toggles the History window on and off. Hiding the window does not clear the contents of the key press history.

Clearing the key press history

f Click Edit > Clear Key Press History, or click Clear at the bottom

of the History window.

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Copying the key press history to another application

You can copy all or only a selected portion of the key press history to another application such as a word processor. The procedure is the same as used to copy scripts. (See “Copying a script to another application” on page 32.)

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Using scripts

What is a script?

A script is a series of calculator key presses that can be stored and played repeatedly. By saving the script, you can open it at a later time and play it again without having to re-enter all the key presses.

Overview of using a script

Create, record,

and save

the script

Play

the

script

the script

Suppose, after performing one or more calculations on the calculator, you decide to create a script that perfoms those same calculations. Instead of repeating the key presses while recording a new script, you can:

• Copy keys from the key press history and paste them into the script.

• Edit the script as necessary so the keys work properly in the context

of that script.

You can also:

• Insert text points.

• Insert pauses and delays.

• Insert a Go To Home command.

You can:

• Play the script normally.

• Step-through one key at a time.

• Manually pause the script.

Recording a new script

You can begin recording a new script at any time.

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1. Click File > New Script or click .

A new, blank script window opens. The title bar shows the script’s default name, which is Untitled, Untitled 2, etc.

2. Click

3. Click the keys on the calculator to record the key presses for your

4. When you’re finished, click Scripts > Stop or click .

Note:

• You can also insert Go To Home commands, text points, delays, and

• You can help ensure that your script plays properly under various

• You can reuse key sequences that you previously entered in the

Scripts > Record or click on the script’s toolbar.

script.

pauses in a script.

conditions by following a few simple guidelines. (See “Tips for recording a script” on page 22.)

calculator. Copy the keys from the key press history and paste them into the script. The procedure is the same as used to copy scripts. (See “Copying a script to another application” on page 32.)

Tips for recording a script

If you record a script assuming the calculator will always have its current settings, you may have problems later if you play the script with different calculator settings. Therefore, it’s a good practice to add the necessary settings directly into the script. The following tips can help you create scripts that play correctly in a variety of situations.

At the beginning of a script:

• Insert a Go To Home command to ensure the script starts on the calculator’s home screen. This lets your script begin at a known starting point, regardless of what screen is shown on the calculator when you play the script.

• Press y L

When graphing:

• Press u before entering an equation into the Y= editor.

• Insert a Pause command after graphing a frunction.

When using variables, lists, and statistical data:

7 2 2 to reset the memory to its defaults.

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• Clear a variable before storing to it.

• Press y L 4 Í to clear all lists before storing to them.

• Press …

editor. This command removes all list names from the stat editor and then restores list names L1 through L6 to columns 1 through 6.

When selecting an item from a menu:

• Press the number or letter for that item. Suppose you need fMax(

from the MATH menu. The script runs faster if you use  7 (two key presses) instead of  † † † † † † Í (eight key presses).

When starting an application from within a script:

• If you share the script with other people using TI-SmartView™ software on different computers, remember that their APPLICATIONS menus may not list the same applications in the same order. Pressing Œ may not start the same application on theirs.

• Instead, have your script press Œ to display the APPLICATIONS menu and then use a text point telling the user to select the appropriate application from the list.

At the end of a script:

• Insert a Pause command. This is particularly useful if a script displays text points that you want the user to see after the script finishes. Otherwise, text points are closed automatically at the end of a script.

Note: When resetting the memory, clear only the applicable portion of the memory. Using y L situations.

5 Í to execute SetUpEditor, which clears the stat

4 to start an application on your TI-SmartView™

7 1 2 to reset all RAM is not required in most

Playing a script

After recording a new script or opening an existing one, you can play it. You cannot play a script while you’re recording it.

1. Select the appropriate script window.

2. Click Scripts > Play or click .

Note: You can also press the space bar on the computer keyboard to play a script.

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Adjusting the script speed

You can vary the speed at which each key press in a script is executed, from Slow (approximately one key press every 4 seconds) to Fast (approximately one every 1/2 second).

1. Click

2. In the submenu, click a speed in the displayed range.

Note:

• You can also use the slider located to the right of the script’s toolbar.

• The speed setting affects every key press in the script, which may not

Scripts > Script Speed.

Drag the slider to the appropriate position.

be what you want. Suppose the script enters numbers such as 425,237,234. Setting the speed to one key press every 2 seconds takes 18 seconds to enter the number. Instead, you may want to use a faster speed and insert pauses or delays at certain points in the script.

Saving a script

After recording a new script or editing an existing one, save the script so you can use it again later.

1. Select the appropriate script window.

2. Click

3. If you see the dialog box:

Note: If you do not want to save the changes you made to an existing script, close the script instead of saving it. When prompted whether to save the changes, click Don’t Save.

File > Save or click .

For an existing script that was saved previously, the new version automatically overwrites the existing one. For a new script, the Save As dialog box opens.

a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the script

file.

b) Type a file name. Use a name that indicates the purpose of

the script.

c) Click

Save.

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Saving a copy of a script

Sometimes you may need a script that is similar to an existing one but with some changes. Instead of recording a new script, it may be easier to copy the existing script and edit it.

1. Open the script you want to copy.

2. Click

3. In the dialog box:

Note: If you change a script and want to keep those changes in the

File > Save As.

Note: Do not click .

a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the copy.

b) Type a file name. Use a name that indicates the purpose of

the script.

c) Click

Save.

existing script, click Otherwise, the changes are saved in the copy but not in the original script.

File > Save or before selecting Save As.

Opening an existing script

After a script is recorded and saved, you can open it later and play the script again, edit it, or save a copy of it.

1. Click

2. In the dialog box:

The script window opens.

Note: To open a recently used script, you can click and then click a script name.

File > Open or click .

a) Navigate to the folder that contains the script file.

b) Click the script name to highlight it.

c) Click

Open.

File > Open Recent

Closing a script

When you’re finished using a script, you may want to close it. This removes the script window from the desktop. If the script is not saved, you are prompted whether to save it.

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f Click File > Close or click X in the script window’s upper-left

corner.

Click to close the script.

Stepping through a script

You can step through a script one key press at a time. This is the same effect as if you had used pause commands to halt the script between every key press. Depending on the length of the script, you may want to step through all or only parts of it.

Stepping through a script from the beginning

In the script window, instead of playing the script:

1. Click Scripts > Step or click to start the script.

Note: Do not click

The script pauses automatically after every key press.

2. Click repeatedly to step through each key press.

3. After stepping through a series of key presses, you can click to play the remaining key presses continuously.

Note: After the first pause, you can also press the right arrow key on the computer keyboard to step through a script.

Scripts > Play or .

Stepping through part of a script

In the script window:

1. Click

2. Click

3. Click

Scripts > Play or click .

Scripts > Pause or click to pause at a location before you

want to start stepping through.

Scripts > Step or click repeatedly to step through each

key press.

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4. After stepping through a series of key presses, you can click to play the remaining key presses continuously.

You can repeat steps 2 - 4 as often as necessary to step through different parts of the script.

Note: After the first pause, you can also press the right arrow key on the computer keyboard to step through a script.

Stopping a script

When you finish recording a script, you need to stop recording. When you play a script, you may want to stop the script manually at some time before it would normally end.

f Click Scripts > Stop or click .

Unlike when you pause a script, you cannot continue playing the script from the location where it stopped. You can only replay the script from the beginning.

Note: While a script is playing, you can also press keyboard to stop it.

Esc on the computer

Pausing a script

At various times while a script is running, you may want to halt it temporarily. For example, you may want to view an intermediate result or graph before continuing with another operation that changes the calculator screen or graph. You can either pause the script manually or insert a pause command directly into the script.

Pausing the script manually

In the script window, while the script is playing:

f Click Pause .

The Play button changes to Pause when you play the script. After you pause the script, the button changes back to again when you’re ready to continue the script.

Note: You can also press the space bar on the computer keyboard to pause a script. Press the space bar again to continue.

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Play. Click Play

Inserting a pause command in the script

In the script window:

1. Click the location where you want to insert the pause.

The cursor appears at that position.

2. Click Scripts > Insert Special > Insert Pause, or click Insert and then click Pause.

appears in the script to mark the location of the pause. When you

play the script, it always halts at this pause command.

When you’re ready to continue the script, click Scripts > Play or click

Deleting an existing pause command

Delete the icon the same way you would delete any other key press in the script.

Inserting a delay into a script

In some cases, you may want to delay the script a specified period of time before it continues to the next key press. For example, you may want to display a result or graph for a few extra seconds before the script executes the next key press.

Inserting a delay

In the script window:

1. Click the location where you want to insert the delay.

The cursor appears at that position.

2. Click

A delay has the same effect as a blank key press. It lasts as long as a single key press (as determined the script’s speed setting) and has no other effect on the script.

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Scripts > Insert Special > Insert Delay, or click Insert

and then click

appears in the script to mark the delay.

Delay.

For a longer delay, insert more than one. For example, suppose the speed is set for one key press every second. To delay five seconds, insert five delays.

Note: If you don’t know how long to delay the script, consider inserting a pause instead. After the script pauses, it does not start again until you

Scripts > Play or click to continue.

click

Deleting an existing delay

Delete the icon the same way you would delete any other key press in the script.

Inserting a text point into a script

If you use a script to show a presentation, you may want to display a text screen at certain locations to explain a result or describe what the script will be doing next.

Inserting a new text point

In the script window:

1. Click the location where you want to insert the text point.

The cursor appears at that position.

2. Click

3. In the text entry sheet:

Note:

• When you run the script, a text display drawer opens to show the

• The text from all text points in the script is placed one after another

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Scripts > Insert Special > Insert Text, or click Insert

and then click

a) Type the text using your computer’s keyboard. You cannot

b) Click

appears in the script to mark the text point.

text. The text display drawer remains open until you click bottom of the drawer.

in the text display drawer. As necessary, you may need to scroll to see all the text.

Text Po i n t .

use the calculator to enter the text.

OK.

Close at the

• You can change the size of the displayed text by dragging the slider

located to the left of the

Close button.

Editing an existing text point

In the script window:

1. Double-click the marker.

The text entry sheet opens.

2. Edit the text as necessary.

3. Click

OK.

Deleting an existing text point

Delete the marker the same way you would delete any other key press in the script.

Inserting a Go to Home command

A script executes each key press in sequence. However, these key presses may have different effects depending on what screen (Home, Graph, Table, etc.) is shown on the calculator when you play the script. By using a Go To Home command at the beginning of a script, you can ensure that it begins on the Home screen.

Inserting a new Go To Home

In the script window:

1. Place the cursor at the beginning of the script.

2. Click

Scripts > Insert Special > Insert Go To Home, or click Insert

and then click

appears in the script to mark the location of the command.

Note: You can insert a Go To Home command at any location in your script. While you’re recording key presses inside a script, however, it’s usually better to record the actual key presses used to display the Home screen.

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Home.

Deleting an existing Go To Home command

Delete the icon the same way you would delete any other key press in the script.

Editing a script

Editing a script is similar to editing a text document. For example, you can drag the mouse to highlight a series of keys the same as you would drag to highlight text in a word processor. (You can also hold down Shift and use the arrow keys on your computer keyboard.)

Inserting key presses or script elements (pauses, delays, etc.)

In the script window:

1. Click Scripts > Record or click .

2. Click the location where you want to insert the keys or script elements.

3. You can:

• Click the calculator keys you want to insert.

•Use

4. When you’re finished, click Scripts > Stop or click .

Note: You can use required only when you want to enter keys by clicking the calculator.

Insert to insert a pause, delay, etc.

Insert without recording first. Recording is

Deleting key presses or script elements

In the script window, either:

• Place the cursor immediately to the right of the items you want to delete. Then press

– or –

• To delete multiple items at one time, highlight the items. Then click

Edit > Delete or click on the script’s toolbar.

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Delete on your computer keyboard.

Moving items to a different location

In the script window:

1. Highlight the items you want to move.

2. Click Edit > Cut or click .

3. Click the location where you want to insert the items.

4. Click

Note: You can also use the mouse to drag the highlighted items to the new location.

Edit > Paste or click .

Copying items to a different location

In the script window:

1. Highlight the items you want to copy.

2. Click Edit > Copy or click .

3. Click the location where you want to insert the copy.

4. Click

Note: You can also hold down Option on your computer keyboard and use the mouse to drag a copy of the highlighted items to the new location.

Edit > Paste or click .

Copying a script to another application

You can copy all or only a selected portion of a script to another application such as a word processor. You can copy the key graphics as they are shown in the script window, or you can copy the key presses as font text characters.

Note: When you copy as font text characters, those characters use the TI84EmuKeys font. This font is installed on your computer automatically when you install the TI-SmartView™ software.

Copying keys as graphics

1. Open the appropriate script.

2. Select the keys you want to copy. To select all the keys, click

Select All

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Edit >

3. Click Edit > Copy, switch to the other application, and paste the keys at the appropriate location.

Note: You can also drag the selected keys to the new application.

Copying keys as font text characters

1. Open the appropriate script.

2. Select the keys you want to copy. To select all the keys, click

Select All

3. Click

4. Switch to the other application, and paste the characters at the appropriate location.

In some applications, the pasted characters may be shown in the font that is in effect at that location. So they may not look anything like calculator keys.

5. If necessary, apply the TI84EmuKeys font to the characters.

Note: The script icons for text points, delays, pauses, and Go To Home commands cannot be copied as font text characters. They are ignored when you paste the characters into the other application.

Edit > Copy As Font.

Edit >

Locating common scripts

If you have access to scripts written by other people, you can open and play those scripts on your own computer. Texas Instruments provides a number of scripts that perform commonly used operations.

• Open the TI-SmartView™ installation CD to display its contents, and double-click the file DoubleClickMe.html. On the displayed screen, click the scripts that you can save to your computer.

• Check the Texas Instruments web site at education.ti.com.

By using available scripts and viewing their content, you can get ideas about how to create additional scripts for automating your own operations.

activities and tutorials tab. Most of the listed items are

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Connecting a calculator or CBL 2/CBR 2

Using a connected calculator to control TI-SmartView

You can connect a TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator to your computer and use it as a remote keyboard for the TI-SmartView™ software. If you press a series of keys on the calculator, those same key presses are repeated on TI-SmartView™. This is useful if you feel more comfortable pressing real keys on a calculator but want to see the results on the computer.

Note: The calculator must have a supported operating system. (See “Checking the calculator’s operating system” on page 36.) Also, the SmartPad™ application must be installed on the calculator.

Controlling TI-SmartView

1. Connect the calculator (See “Connecting the calculator to the computer” on page 35.) and start TI-SmartView™.

2. On the connected calculator, press Œ and run the SmartPad™ application. (The application will not run if the calculator is not connected.)

The SmartPad™ title screen appears. The calculator shows this title screen as long as the application is running. All key presses and results appear on the computer only.

Note: If the Keyboard Setup Assistant appears when you run SmartPad™, simply close the assistant. The application will work properly.

3. Press keys on the connected calculator to control TI-SmartView™.

4. When you’re finished, either:

• Press y M on the connected calculator.

– or –

• Disconnect the USB cable.

Connecting the calculator to the computer

You must use the Standard-A to Mini-B USB Cable that comes with your TI-84 Plus calculator. Other TI Connectivity Cables are not supported. If you need to purchase a cable, go to education.ti.com.

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1. Firmly insert the cable’s standard USB connector into a USB port on the computer.

2. Insert the cable’s mini USB connector into the calculator’s USB port. The TI-84 Plus port is at the top right edge of the calculator.

3. Turn on the calculator.

Checking the calculator’s operating system

Not all TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators have an operating system that can control TI-SmartView™. To check your calculator:

f Press y L and then select 1:About.

The operating system number, immediately below the calculator name, must be 2.40 or later. For example:

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If you need to upgrade your operating system, go to education.ti.com.

Note

• While a calculator is connected, you can continue to perform operations by clicking keys on TI-SmartView™. You can also run applications (such as Cabri® Jr., Inequality Graphing, or Transformation Graphing) or any programs stored on TI-SmartView™.

• All calculations use the TI-SmartView™ emulator state, not the connected calculator’s. If the connected calculator contains data, applications, or programs that are not on TI-SmartView™, you cannot access those items.

– Suppose the variable a equals 20 on the calculator but is not

defined on TI-SmartView™. If you calculate 5a, the answer will not be 100 as you may expect.

– Even if TI-SmartView™ contains the same application or

program as the calculator, it may be in a different location on the menu. For example, an application may be item 3 on the APPLICATIONS menu on TI-SmartView™ and item 2 on the connected calculator. So pressing Œ 2 may give unexpected results.

• The connected calculator turns off automatically if not used for about five minutes. To continue using it, turn the calculator on.

• You do not need TI Connect™ software on your computer to control TI-SmartView™.

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Transferring data to and from a connected calculator

With a TI-84 Plus calculator, you can connect it to another compatible calculator and transfer data between them. Likewise, you can transfer data between TI-SmartView™ software and a connected calculator. Compatible calculators are the TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.

Note: To connect the calculator, you must use the USB Silver Edition cable available from education.ti.com. Other TI Connectivity Cables are not supported for this type of connection.

1. Plug the cable’s USB connector into any USB port on the computer, and plug the other end of the cable into the calculator’s I/O link port.

2. Click

3. Click the applicable device to highlight it, and then click Select.

4. Use y 8 to transfer the data by using the detailed instructions

5. When you’re finished transferring data, click

You can use TI-SmartView™ when the calculator is connected, but it’s a good practice to disconnect it when you’re done. Don’t simply unplug the cable.

Note: If you unplug the USB connector from the computer while the calculator connection is active, the computer may lock up.

TI-SmartView > Establish Connection.

A dialog box lists all devices connected to the computer with a USB Silver Edition cable, such as a CBL 2™, CBR 2™, and a calculator.

If the device is not listed, check both ends of the cable and make sure they’re connected properly. Then click Refresh to update the list.

TI-SmartView™ connects the device and displays Device Connected on the title bar. Also, the Establish Connection menu item changes to Disconnect.

given in the Communication Link chapter of the TI-84 Plus Guidebook. The general steps are:

a) Set the receiving unit to receive.

b) On the sending unit, select the applicable data items and

transmit them.

The TI-84 Plus Guidebook is available on the TI-SmartView™ installation CD, or you can download it from education.ti.com/guides.

TI-SmartView >

Disconnect

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Using a connected CBL 2 or CBR 2

You can connect a Calculator-Based Laboratory™ 2 (CBL 2™) or Calculator-Based Ranger™ 2 (CBR 2™) device to your computer. By using one of the following applications on the TI-SmartView™ calculator, you can then collect and analyze real-world data.

DataMate — Used for CBL 2. This application comes with the CBL 2

• and needs to be transferred to TI-SmartView™ before you can use it.

• EasyData — Used for both CBL 2 and CBR 2. This application is standard on TI-84 Plus calculators and is included with TI-SmartView™. (On a TI-84 Plus, EasyData launches automatically when you plug in a USB sensor. On TI-SmartView™, however, EasyData does not autolaunch.)

CBL/CBR — Used for both CBL 2 and CBR 2. This application is

• standard on TI-83 Plus calculators and is included with TI-SmartView™.

Note: To connect a CBL 2 or CBR 2, you must use the USB Silver Edition cable available from education.ti.com. Other TI Connectivity Cables are not supported for this type of connection.

Connecting the device and running the application

If you want to use DataMate, be sure the application is already installed on TI-SmartView™. (See “Transferring DataMate to TI-SmartView” on page 40.) Then:

1. Plug the cable’s USB connector into any USB port on the computer, and plug the other end of the cable into the device’s I/O port.

2. Click

3. Click the applicable device to highlight it, and then click

4. Click Œ, and then run DataMate, EasyData, or CBL/CBR.

5. Use the application to collect data. For information about using:

Tools > Establish Connection.

A dialog box lists all devices connected to the computer with a USB Silver Edition cable, such as a CBL 2, CBR 2, and a calculator.

If the device is not listed, check both ends of the cable and make sure they’re connected properly. Then click

TI-SmartView™ connects the device and displays Device Connected on the title bar. Also, the Establish Connection menu item changes

Disconnect.

– DataMate, refer to the guidebook that came with the CBL 2.

Refresh to update the list.

Select.

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– EasyData, refer to the Applications chapter of the TI-84 Plus

Guidebook, available on the TI-SmartView™ installation CD or at education.ti.com/guides.

– CBL/CBR, refer to the Applications chapter of the TI-83 Plus

Guidebook, available at education.ti.com/guides.

6. When you’re finished, click

Tools > Disconnect.

You can use TI-SmartView™ when the CBL 2 or CBR 2 is connected, but it’s a good practice to disconnect it when you’re done. Don’t simply unplug the cable.

Note:

• If you unplug the USB connector from the computer while the connection is active, the computer may lock up and need to be rebooted.

• After a device is connected, you can switch the cable’s plug to another device without reconnecting. Suppose you first use a CBR 2 and then want to switch to a CBL 2. Unplug the cable from the CBR 2 and plug it into the CBL 2.

• Other than a CBR 2, you can only use probes connected to a CBL 2. TI-SmartView™ does not use direct-connect probes.

• You can also collect data with a CBR 2 separately, and then transfer that data to TI-SmartView™ for analysis.

• For complete information about using the CBL 2 or CBR 2, refer to the guidebook that comes with the device.

Transferring DataMate to TI-SmartView

If you use a CBL 2, you should use the DataMate application that comes with the device. You only need to transfer it once.

1. Attach the CBL 2 to the computer using the USB Silver Edition cable,

and then establish a connection as previously described.

2. Click y 8 ~ Í to put TI-SmartView™ in Receive mode.

3. Push

4. When the transfer is complete, press y 5 on TI-SmartView™.

DataMate is now available from the TI-SmartView™ APPLICATIONS menu.

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TRANSFER on the CBL 2.

The application and any supporting programs are transferred.

FAQs and keyboard shortcuts

Frequently asked questions

I clicked on the calculator screen to select an option, but nothing happened. Why?

On the TI-SmartView™ calculator, use the mouse to click keys the same as you would use your finger to press keys on a real TI-84 Plus calculator. And just like on a real calculator, you can’t press the screen to select an option, even though it’s very tempting on a computer. You must click the same keys you would press on the calculator.

I typed a name and got an error message. Why?

You probably typed the name on your computer keyboard. By default, the keyboard is in its normal shortcut mode, where . To put the keyboard in its alpha typing mode, click ƒ or press

[F7]. After you type the alpha character, the keyboard returns to its

normal shortcut mode.

To lock the alpha key, click y 7 or press the normal shortcut mode, click ƒ or press [F7].

I’m having trouble editing a script. How do I figure out where I need to be in the script to make a change?

Because scripts record key presses, it might be easier to step through the

[A] is a shortcut to

[F6] [F7]. To return to

script by clicking on the script toolbar or to change the script’s playback speed so that you can see exactly where you need to make the change.

The TI-SmartView™ calculator is too big for my computer screen. How do I change the size?

Clicking

Some keys show a in the key press history or in a script. What does that mean?

When you hold down an arrow key for more than a certain amount of time, the cursor begins to scroll. The key that starts this scrolling feature has a clock icon attached to it. For example:

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View > Size and then select a smaller size.

The amount of scrolling represented by this single key icon is equivalent to clicking the key multiple times. If you run a script that contains one of these keys, TI-SmartView™ reproduces the equivalent number of key presses.

Using the computer keyboard

You can use the computer keyboard to enter data into the TI-SmartView™ software. However, the keyboard does not work the same as using the TI Keyboard with a calculator. You cannot simply use the keys like a QWERTY keyboard to type A through Z. By default, the keys are shortcuts to a corresponding key on the calculator.

Note: You can use the keyboard to access second functions and alpha characters, but you must use y and ƒ the same as you would on the calculator.

Where possible, shortcut keys correspond to alpha characters on the calculator. For example, the calculator has keys such as:

where labels above the keys indicate second functions and alpha characters.

On the keyboard, press: To do this:

[A]

Shortcut to .

[F6] A,

where

[F7] A,

where

Keys such as  and u do not have associated alpha characters. Refer to the table later in this topic to find the shortcut to those keys. For example,

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[F6] is the shortcut to y

[F7] is the shortcut to ƒ

[Shift]+[V] is the shortcut to .

Show the TEST menu.

Type the letter A.

Normal shortcut mode

The calculator keys have the following shortcuts.

[F1]

[F6]

[F7]

[A]

[D]

[I]

[N]

[F2] [F3] [F4]

+[M]

[Shift]

+[X] [Shift]+[S]

[B] [C]

[E]

[,]

[7] [8] [9]

[Delete]

[F]

+[ ( ] [Shift]+[)]

[Shift]

[]

[Shift]+[V]

[G]

[F5]

[]

[Backspace]

[Shift]

+[^]

[/]

+[*]

[Shift]

[S]

[X]

[Shift]

+[~]

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[4] [5] [6]

[1] [2] [3]

[0] [.]

[Shift]

+[-]

[Shift]

[-]

+[+]

[Enter]

Note: Some calculators keys have more than one shortcut, but the table

shows only the most straightforward ones. For example, you can also type 1 by pressing calculator). However, it’s much easier to press [1].

[Y] (because Y is the alpha character for À on the

Alpha typing mode for A through Z and other characters

When you use ƒ, the keyboard switches automatically to its alpha typing mode, where pressing

1. Click ƒ on the TI-SmartView™ screen or press

keyboard.

The cursor changes to .

2. Press the applicable key.

To type: Press:

A through Z [A] through [Z]

space [ space bar ]

[A] gives you an A, not the  key.

[F7] on the

: (colon)

" (double quote)

? (question mark) [Shift]+[?]

q (theta)

Keys without an associated alpha character act the same as they do in the normal shortcut mode. For example, [F1] is still a shortcut to o.

After you type the alpha character, the keyboard returns to its normal shortcut mode.

Note:

• To lock the alpha key so you can type multiple alpha characters, click y 7 or press [F6] [F7]. To unlock the alpha key, click ƒ or

[F7].

press

• In alpha typing mode, on the calculator. Pressing not 1. To type a number, be sure the keyboard is not in the alpha typing mode. For example, to type TEST1, press either:

– [F7] [T] [F7] [E] [F7] [S] [F7] [T] [1]

–or [ F6 ] [ F7 ] [ T ] [ E ] [ S ] [ T ] [ F7 ] [ 1 ].

• When you are prompted to enter a name for a program or group, the calculator locks the alpha key automatically.

[Shift]+[:]

[Shift]+["]

[3]

[0] through [9] act the same as Ê through ®

[1] types Y (the alpha character for À),

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• Alpha characters are used to enter text characters only. You cannot use alpha characters to enter function names. For example, typing COS or FMIN does not calculate that function. You must press the appropriate function key or select the function from a menu.

Keyboard shortcuts in scripts

You can use any of the above shortcuts to enter calculator keys into scripts. In addition, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to play, pause, and stop scripts.

Note: A script must be open and the script window must be active in order to use these keyboard shortcuts.

Press this key To do this:

[ space bar ] Toggle between Play and Pause

[ESC]

[]

Stop the script playback

Step through the script

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Index

alpha typing mode 44

calculator files 8, 9 capturing a screen image CBL 2 and CBR 2 CBL/CBR application clearing the key press history closing a script connecting a calculator to the

computer

contact information controlling the emulator with a

calculator

copying

key press history to another

application

screen images to another

application scripts scripts to another application

DataMate application 39, 40 delays in a script

go to home command in a script 30

home screen command in a script 30

Installing the software 3

key press history

clearing copying to another application

overview showing or hiding

keyboard shortcuts

alpha typing mode in scripts normal shortcut mode

loading a calculator file 9

normal shortcut mode 43

EasyData application 39 editing a script emulator

viewing size

emulator state

loading resetting saving

opening a script 25

pausing a script 27 playing a script

recording a new script 21, 22 resetting the emulator state

face plate

changing the color

frequently asked questions

Index 49

saving a copy of a script 25

saving a script 24 saving calculator data screen capture

screen images

adding or removing a border capturing

copying to another application

graphic formats you can save in

14 navigating among saving

size

thumbnails viewing

zooming in and out

scripts

adjusting the script speed closing

copying

copying to another application

32 delays

editing

go to home keyboard shortcuts

locating common scripts opening overview pauses playing

recording a new script saving

saving a copy

stepping through stopping text points

tips for recording a script service and support speed of a script

stepping through a script stopping a script support and service system requirements

text points in a script 29 thumbnails

viewing

15, 16

tips for recording a script trademarks transferring data with a connected

calculator

View3 feature

showing and hiding viewing

emulator size

screen images

thumbnails

50 Index

Texas instruments TI-SmartView Guidebook for Macintosh

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Important Information

Getting started

What's new in version 2.0

Overview of TI-SmartView

System requirements

Installing TI-SmartView

Things you need to know

Choosing a display option

Changing the size of TI-SmartView

Changing the color of the face plate

Saving and loading an emulator state

Resetting the emulator state

Saving calculator data to the computer

Loading a calculator file from the computer

Updating the software from the Internet

Working with images

Capturing calculator screens

Adding or removing a border

Saving a screen image

Viewing screen images

Dragging and dropping an image to another application

Using the key press history

What is the key press history?

Showing or hiding the key press history

Clearing the key press history

Copying the key press history to another application

Using scripts

What is a script?

Recording a new script

Tips for recording a script

Playing a script

Adjusting the script speed

Saving a script

Saving a copy of a script

Opening an existing script

Closing a script

Stepping through a script

Stopping a script

Pausing a script

Inserting a delay into a script

Inserting a text point into a script

Inserting a Go to Home command

Editing a script

Copying a script to another application

Locating common scripts

Connecting a calculator or CBL 2/CBR 2

Using a connected calculator to control TI-SmartView

Transferring data to and from a connected calculator

Using a connected CBL 2 or CBR 2

FAQs and keyboard shortcuts

Frequently asked questions

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