Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS manual

6 / 29 / 01 © 1999, 2001 T e x as I n s t r u m en t s Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Getting Started Start her e How To… Create, edit, and delete addresses Create, set , view , edit, and delete schedule options Create, set , edit, mark , and delete tasks Find numbers, t ext, and special characters Examples Creating and saving a new address Mor e[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 2 Important Inf ormation Texas Instruments makes no warranty , either express ed or implied, including but not limited to any i mplied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any programs or book materials and makes such material s availabl e solely on an “as-is” basi s. I[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 3 Where to Fi nd Install ation Ins tructi ons You can fi nd detailed instructions on inst alling Flash applications at education.ti.com/guides .[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 4 What is Or ganizer for t he TI -83 Pl us? 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 prov ides daily , weekly,[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 5 Organizer Main Menu 1. Press  . If you do not see Organize as an option, you need to dow nload the Organizer application on y our TI - 83 Plus. 2. Highlight O rganize and press Í . The Organizer main menu appears.[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 6 Selecting an O ption On all screens, up to fiv e options are display ed along the bottom of the screen. To select one of thes e options, press the key below the option. For exampl e, SCHEDULE Home Screen Entering Letters On the calculator, letters are printed in t urquoise above the key s. To enter in a letter, [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 7 Entering Special Characters To enter special characters that are not on the calcul ator keyboard, such as @, , and #, enter the Special Characters screen while y ou are entering in text. Spec ial characters are avail able whenever y ou see the CHRS option at the bottom of the s creen. Select CHRS . Sele ct OK t[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 8 The ADD RESS Home Screen To display the ADDRESS home screen, select A DDRESS from the Organizer main menu. If you hav e not entered any addresses, the screen is blank ex cept for the option key names. Creating a New Addres s To create a new address, select NEW from the ADDRESS home screen. For information on ent[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 9 Example: E nter the A DDRESS home screen, and create and save a new address. 1. Press  and select Organize . The Organizer main menu appears. 2. Press Í to select A DDRESS . The ADDRESS list screen appears. 3. Select NEW . The title prompt display s “ Enter name …”.[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 10 4. Enter the name and press Í . To key in a spac e, press O (above Ê ). The cursor moves to the nex t 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 nex t line, and the tit[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 11 7. Enter a mailing address. To force a line wrap and move the cursor to the next li ne, select CHRS , and then press Í to select ß . 8. Select SA VE to s ave the entry. 9. Select LIST to return to the ADDRESS list screen. Editing an Exis ting Address To edit an existi ng address entry, highli ght the address [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 12 2. Press Í to display the entry ’s detail screen. 3. Select EDIT . Press  and } to mov e to the part of the entry you w ant to edit. 4. Enter the new information. Use y 6 and { to insert or delete characters. 5. Select SA VE . (Select ESC and then YES to cancel changes.) 6. Select LIST to return to the AD[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 13 Deleting an A ddress 1. On the ADDRESS list screen, highlight an existi ng entry you w ant to delete, and then pr ess Í . 2. Press Í to display the entry’s detail screen. 3. Select DEL to di splay the Del ete this e ntry? screen. 4. Select YES to del ete this entry and return to the address list. (Select NO[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 14 The SCHEDULE Home Screen To display the SCHEDULE home screen, select SCHEDULE from the Organizer main menu. A monthly calendar screen display s. Press } , as necessary, to mov e to previous months. Press  , as necessary, to mov e to futures months. Press | and ~ to highlight dates. WEEK Display s appointment[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 15 Creating a New Appointment W hen creating a new appointment, select NEW from the SCHEDULE home screen. For information on entering c haracters, see the section entitled, “ Entering Letters ” and “ Entering S pecial Characters .” 1. Press  and select Organize . The Organizer main menu appears. Press ?[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 16 4. Enter the month, day, and y ear . Press  . 5. The title prompt display s “ Enter start time …”. Enter the start time. For am , press  . — or — For pm , press ~ Í  . The title prompt display s “ Enter end time …”. 6. Enter the ending time. For am , press  . — or — For pm , pre[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 17 7. Enter a text des cription of the appointment. Select CHRS to access special characters not on the calculator keyboard. 8. Select SA VE to save the appointment. Setting Schedule O ptions 1. From the SCHEDUL E home screen, select OPT .[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 18 2. Select whether to show t he end time in your list of appoi ntments in your appointments list: For YES , press  . — or — For NO , press ~ Í  . 3. Select whether to start the w eek on Sunday or M onday: For SUNDA Y , pr ess Í . — or — For MONDAY , press ~ Í . 4. Select OK to sav e options and [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 19 Viewing Y our Schedule Viewing yo ur daily sched ule 1. From the SCHEDUL E home screen, use the cursors to highlight the date y ou want to see. 2. Press Í . A list of appointments for that date display s. Press  and } to move down and up the appointment list. 3. To see the details of an appointment, highlig[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 20 5. To see appointments for a different date, select GOT O . Enter the date, and then select OK . 6. To return to the calendar, select CA LENDA R . Viewing yo ur weekly schedu le 1. From the SCHEDUL E home screen, select WEEK . 2. The weekly s chedule screen appears. Days of the w eek are shown across the top of[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 21 3. Press  and } to scroll through the times. 4. To enter a new appointment, select NEW , — or — to go to a different date, select GOTO , — or — to return to the main menu, select MA IN . Editing an Exis ting Appointment 1. On the SCHEDULE home scr een, highlight the entry you want to edit.[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 22 2. Press Í to display the entry ’s detail screen. Select EDIT . 3. Press  and } to move to the part of the appointment you want t o edit. 4. Enter the new information. Use y 6 and { to insert or delete characters. 5. Select SA VE . (Select ESC to cancel changes and return to the address list.) 6. Select L[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 23 Deleting an A ppointment 1. On an appointment list screen, highl ight the entry you want to delete and press Í . 2. Press Í to display the entry’s detail screen. 3 . Select DEL to di splay the Delete schedule? dialog box. 4. Select T HIS ENTRY ONLY or A LL ENTRIES BEFORE “DA TE ” to delete specified app[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 24 The TASK Home Screen To display the TASK home screen, select TA SK from the Organizer main menu. If you hav e not entered any task s, the screen is blank ex cept for the option key names. DONE Marks a s elected task as done. NEW Display s the screen for adding a new task. GOTO Display s the task list for the da[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 25 1. From the TASK home screen, select NEW . The title prompt display s “ Enter due date ….” 2. Enter the month, day, and y ear , and then press  . The title prompt display s “ Enter status ….” 3. Select the STA TUS option. For PENDING , press Í . — or — for DONE , press ~ Í . The title promp[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 26 4. Press y  to turn on the shift lock. Then enter a text des cription of the task. Select CHRS to access special characters not on the calculato r keyboard. 5. Select SA VE to save the task. 6. Select LIST to return to the TASK home screen. Setting TASK List Opti ons 1. From the TASK home screen, select OPT [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 27 2. Select whether to sort task s by due date or status: For DUE DA TE , press  . or For STATUS , press ~ Í  . 3. Select whether to show t he task’s due date: For YES , press Í . — or — For NO , press ~ Í . 4. Select OK to sav e options. Editing a Tas k To edit an existi ng task, highlight the tas[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 28 1. On the TASK list screen, highlight t he existi ng task you want to edi t. 2. Press Í to display the detai l screen. Select EDIT . 3. Press  and } to move to the part of the task you w ant to edit. 4. Enter the new information. Use y 6 and { to insert or delete characters.[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 29 5. Select SA VE to save the task. (Sel ect ESC to cancel changes and return to the task list. 6. Select LIST to return to the TASK home screen. Marking a Task “ DONE” On the task list, highl ight the task you w ant to mark and press select DONE . A check mark appears beside the ta sk. Note : To undo the c h[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 30 Deleting a Tas k 1. On the TASK home screen, highlight the existi ng task you want to del ete, and then press Í . 2. Select DEL to di splay the Delete screen. 3. Highlight THIS TA SK ONLY or A LL DONE TA SKS and then selec t OK to delete the specified tasks and return to the detai l screen. (Select CA NCEL to [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 31 The FIND Opti on FIND lets you to s earch your organizer for specific numbers, tex t, or special characters. FIND NEXT Display s the page where the word(s) are found. CHRS Display s the special characters screen. ESC Exits the FIND option. 1. Press  and select Organize . The Organizer menu appears. Press [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 32 3. Press  (to turn off Alpha Lock) and enter the area code. To search for a word or phrase, enter in the text. To search for a special character, select CHRS , highlight the character you want, and press Í . 4. Select FIND NEXT . If Organizer finds the area code, it display s the fir st occurrence it finds,[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 33 Dis playing t he INFO Screen From the Organizer main menu, select IN FO to view the currently installed v ersion of Organizer. The screen automatically returns to the main menu after a few seconds. Quitti ng the Organi zer Appl ication To quit the Organizer application, sel ect QUIT from the Organizer main menu[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 34 Delet ing Organizer from the TI - 83 Plus You may have more than one Flash applic ation on the TI-83 Plus at one time. W hen you need more space, you may remove an application and download i t again later from a PC or another TI-83 Plus. To remove the Organizer applicati on from the calculator, follow the proce[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 35 Memory Usage a nd C onsiderat ions Organizer data is stored in archiv e memory as: • Address • Schedule • Task • ORGINFO Do not attempt to edit or un-archiv e this memory. Doing so coul d corrupt your data and cause memory errors within the application. Individual entries have certain si ze limitations:[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 36 Error Reco very Instructions Low Battery C ondition Do not attempt a Flash download if the l ow-battery message appears on the calculator. Low battery indication is s hown on the initial screen. If y ou r eceiv e this error during an installati on, change the batteries before tryi ng again. Check Amount of Flas[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 37 Archive Ful l This error appears when the TI-83 Plus does not hav e sufficient memory for the application. I n order to make room for another application, y ou must delete an application and/or archiv ed variables from the TI-83 Pl us. Before deleting an applicat ion from the TI-83 Plus, you c an back it up by [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 38 Validation E rror Electrical i nterference caused a link to fail or this c alculator is not authorized to run the application. Miscell aneous Errors See pages B-6 through B-10 in the TI-83 P lus manual ( education.ti.com/guides ) for information about the specific error or contact TI-CAR ES .[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 39 Miscel laneous If you obtain new or upgraded software for your TI-83 Plus, y ou may need to prov ide your current software v ersion and/or the serial number of your unit. It i s also good to know y our version number in case you hav e difficulties with your TI-83 Plus and need to contact technical support. K no[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 40 Texas Inst ruments (TI) Suppo rt and Serv ice Informati on For general information E-mail: t i-cares@ti .com Phone: 1-800-TI-CARES (1-800-842-2737) For US, Canada, M exico, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands onl y Home page: education.ti.com For technical questi ons Phone : 1-972-917-8324 For product (hardware) se[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 41 End- User Licens e Agree ment Calculator Applications IMPORTANT - Read this agreem ent (“Ag reement”) carefully b efore installing the software program(s) and/or calculator application(s). The software program(s) and/or calculator progr am(s) and any r elated documentation (collectively r eferred to as the [...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 42 where TI supplies the related docum entation electronically y ou may print one copy of such documentation for each computer or calcul ator on which the Program is install ed. Each member of the i nstitution faculty may also use a copy of the Program on an additi onal computer/calculator for the s ole purpose of[...]

Organizer f or the TI-83 Plus Page 43 If the Program is provided to the U .S. Government pursuant to a soli citation issued on or after Decem ber 1, 1995, the Program is prov ided with the commercial l icense rights and restrictions des cribed elsewhere herein. If the Program is provided to the U.S. Gov ernment pursuant to a solicitati on issued pr[...]

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