User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-30X TI-SMARTVIEW

[. . . ] TI-SmartView™ for the TI-30X/TI-34 MultiView™ Calculators (Windows® and Macintosh®) This guidebook applies to TI-SmartView™ software for the TI-30X/TI-34 MultiView™ Calculators software version 1. 1. To obtain the latest version of the documentation, go to education. ti. com/guides. Important Information Texas Instruments makes no warranty, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any programs or book materials and makes such materials available solely on an "as-is" basis. In no event shall Texas Instruments be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials, and the sole and exclusive liability of Texas Instruments, regardless of the form of action, shall not exceed the purchase price of this product. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against the use of these materials by any other party. © 2009–2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated Windows and Macintosh are trademarks of their respective owners. ii Contents Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Hiding the right pane does not clear the contents of the key press history or an open script. Clearing the key press history Click Edit > Clear Key Press History, or click Clear Key Press History on the key press history or large screen pane. Clearing the key press history does not affect the contents of an open script in the TI-SmartView™ right pane. 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. You can copy the key graphics as they are shown in the key press history pane, or you can copy the key presses as font text characters. Note: When you copy as font text characters, those characters use either the TI30EmuKeys font or the TI34EmuKeys font. These fonts are installed on your computer automatically when you install the TI-SmartView™ software. Click Edit > Copy, switch to the other application, and paste the keys at the appropriate location. Using key press history 20 Note: • • You can also drag the selected keys to the new application. You can resize the keys after you copy or drag them to a new application. Copying keys as font text characters 1. 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. See the help file for the application you are using for details on how to apply a 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 copied characters into the other application. Using key press history 21 Using a script What is a script? A script is a series of key presses on the calculator that can be stored and played later. When you save a script, you can open it later and play it without having to re-enter all of the key presses. Overview of using a script You can also: Create, record, and save the script • • • • Insert text points. Edit a script to make changes. You can: Play the script • • • • Play the script normally. Adjust the playing speed. Close the script After performing one or more calculations on the calculator, you can create a script that performs those same calculations without repeating the key presses to record a new script. You can: • Copy keys from the key press history and paste them into the script. Using a script 22 • Edit the script as necessary so the keys work properly in the context of that script. Showing or hiding the script pane The open script is shown in the TI-SmartView™ right pane, which is also used to show the key press history. To toggle the right pane on and off: Click View > Show/Hide Key Press History or click . The right pane shows tabs for the Key Press History, Large Screen, and an open script. Hiding the right pane does not clear the contents of the open script or the key press history. Recording a new script 1. Click File > New Script or click . The TI-SmartView™ right pane opens automatically if it is not already open, and a new blank script appears in the pane. The new script has a tab at the top of the pane, with a colored line across its top to indicate it is active. The tab shows the script’s default name, which is Script 1, Script 2, etc. [. . . ] Texas Instruments provides a number of scripts that perform commonly used operations. By using available scripts and viewing their content, you can get ideas about how to create additional scripts for automating your own operations. Check the Texas Instruments web site at education. ti. com. Using a script 39 FAQs and keyboard shortcuts Frequently asked questions I clicked on the calculator screen to select an option, but nothing happened. On the calculator image in the TI-SmartView™ software, use the mouse to click keys the same as you would use your finger to press keys on a real calculator. [. . . ]