The Home screen provides a starting point for all activities performed on a handheld:
| • | Opening the scratchpad for quick calculations and graphing |
| • | Creating new documents |
| • | Opening and managing existing documents |
| • | Defining settings and viewing status |
| • | Viewing hints for operating the handheld |
| • | Accessing recent documents |
| • | Returning to the current document |
Note: Press c to toggle between the Home screen and the current document.
Home Screen Options
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Scratchpad Use the Scratchpad menu options to open a Calculator or Graph application without affecting your document. While in Scratchpad, press » to toggle between Scratchpad applications: Calculate and Graph. |
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Calculate |
Opens the Scratchpad with a Calculator application active. From the Home screen, type A. |
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Graph |
Opens the Scratchpad with a Graph application active. From the Home screen, type B. |
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Documents To select options for working with documents, press the associated number or use the Touchpad to select an icon then press x or ·. |
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New |
Opens a new TI-Nspire™ document with available applications listed. |
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Browse |
Opens the file browser where you can open existing TI-Nspire™ documents or send files to others. |
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Recent |
Lists the five most recently saved documents. |
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Current |
Goes to the document that is currently open. |
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Settings |
Check the status of the handheld and change settings. |
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Application icons To add a new page to the current document, select an application icon. If no document is open, a new document opens with the selected application on a new page. |
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Calculator |
Adds a page to a document for entering and evaluating math expressions. |
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Graphs |
Adds a page for graphing and exploring functions. |
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Geometry |
Adds a page for creating and exploring geometric shapes. |
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Lists & Spreadsheet |
Adds a page for working with data in tables. |
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Data & Statistics |
Adds a page and provides tools used to visualize sets of data in different types of plots and provides tools for manipulating data sets to explore relationships between the sets of data. |
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Notes |
Provides text editing functions for adding text to TI-Nspire™ documents for use as notes or to share with other users. |
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Vernier DataQuest™ |
Adds a page for collecting and analyzing data from sensors or probes. |
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To learn more about applications and documents, see Working with Documents on TI-Nspire™ Handhelds.