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Beginner's Functions:
Menu function:
Menus are fairly simple to learn and understand. The TI-BASIC programming code already has this function built in, so you dont have to develop your own dynamic menu, which is possible and we can show you later. First, the menu function looks like this: Menu("menu name","first choice name",number,"second choice name", number). You dont have to end off with only 2 choices because you can go all the way up to 7, but just make sure that the last choice ends off like this: "choice",number). It has to end with the number label and then a closed parenthesis. Also, you don't have to use numbers as the label for the choice. You can use a variable (A - Z), just make sure you dont use that variable later, so the program does not get confusing.
Expert's Functions:
Drawing Functions:
ClrDraw function:
This, along with ClrHome, is an extremely easy function to learn. It does what it says. Whether or not your current screen is on the graph or not, if you activate this function by going to the catalog and scrolling to ClrDraw or by clicking 2nd PRGM, then it will completely clear the entire graph screen. However, if you have an equation in the Y=, then once you clear it, it will remain and regraph itself.
Line, Horizontal, Vertical functions:
Let's talk about the line function first. If you see an example of this simple function, it will look like this: line(1,5,3,7) or line(1.2,6.4,5,7). You can have intergers or decimal numbers in between each comma. This function draws a perffect line between the two points: line(1,5,3,7). Each point is in the X,Y order and then separated by a comma. For example, if you had the points (-1,0) and (2,4), you would write this function like this: line(-1,0,2,4) or like this: line(2,4,-1,0). Either way is the same.
Now lets talk about the Horizontal and Vertical functions. When writing this in a code, it would look like this: Horizontal 1 or Horizontal -5 or Vertical 2 or Vertical -1.7. You can substitute any number in place of what we showed here, however, make sure your graph dimensions are set properly so the function will actually work, otherwise you will get an error. What they do is draw a perfect horizontal or vertical line where you told it to with the number. For Horizontal, the number represents the y-axis, and for the Vertical, the number represents the x-axis.
Text function:
This function is quite useful and very simple. Let us explain this first. The text graph screen is numbered differently in terms of coordinates. 0,0 is located at the top left, and it goes all the way up to 94 (on the far right) for the X coordinate, and 62 (on the far bottom) for the Y coordinate. As you go to the right, the X cooridinate increases all the way uo to 94. As you got to the bottom, the Y coordinate increases all the way up to 62. So for example, the top right corner would be?: 0,94. And the bottom left corner would be?: 62,0. Now, the Text functions works with this rule. It would look like this if you wanted you text to be displayed at the top left of the screen: Text(0,0,"HI"). The coordinates go first (separated by a comma, then another comma separates the coordinates and the text (which has to be in quotes).
Pen function:
When programming, this function is not available (it's also not available in the catalog). It can only be found in the Drawing screen (2nd, PRGM). It's useful if you want to draw exactly what you want. There is a trick, though. As soon as you click enter on Pen, it will take you to the graph screen where you can move you marker for where you want to begin drawing. As soon as you click enter, it will turn it on, and any move you make with the arrows, it will draw there. The only way to turn it off without exiting the process is by clicking enter again. It will stop writing and you can move it around freely again.
Mode-Button Functions:
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Beginner's Functions:
- Menu function
- Disp function
- Output function
- ClrHome function
- Input/Prompt functions
- End/Stop functions
- Pause function
- Lbl/Goto functions
- Storing to Variables
Expert's Functions:
Drawing Functions:
- ClrDraw function
- Line, Horizontal, Vertical functions
- Text function
- Pen Function
Other Functions:
- Mode button functions
