Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
8
Busy Indicator
When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving line is displayed as a busy
indicator in the top-right corner of the screen. When you pause a graph or a program, the busy
indicator becomes a vertical moving dotted line.
Display Cursors
In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what will happen when you press the next
key or select the next menu item to be pasted as a character.
If you press
ƒ
during an insertion, the cursor becomes an underlined
A
(
A
). If you press
y
during an insertion, the underlined cursors becomes an underlined
#
(
#
).
Note
: If you highlight a small character such as a colon or a comma and then press
ƒ
or
y
,
the cursor does not change because the cursor width is too narrow.
Graphs and editors sometimes display additional cursors, which are described in other chapters.
Interchangeable Faceplates
The TI-84 Plus Silver Edition has interchangeable faceplates that let you customize the
appearance of your unit. To purchase additional faceplates, refer to the TI Online Store at
education.ti.com.
Cursor
Appearance
Effect of Next Keystroke
Entry
Solid rectangle
$
A character is entered at the cursor; any existing
character is overwritten
Insert
Underline
__
A character is inserted in front of the cursor
location
Second
Reverse arrow
Þ
A 2nd character is entered or a 2nd operation is
executed
Alpha
Reverse A
Ø
An alpha character is entered,
SOLVE
is
executed, or shortcut menus are displayed.
Full
Checkerboard rectangle
#
No entry; the maximum characters are entered at
a prompt or memory is full
MathPrint™
Right arrow
The cursor moves to either the next part of the
template or out of the template.
