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Inserting New Scripts

To insert a new script application and script, follow these steps.

1. Open the document where you want to insert the script. It can be a new or existing document.
2. Click Insert > Script Editor > Insert Script.

A script application is inserted, and the Script Title dialog box opens.

Note: The TI‑Nspire™ CX Student Software and the TI‑Nspire™ CX CAS Student Software open automatically within the Documents Workspace.

3. Type a script title. (The maximum number of characters is 32.)
4. Click OK.

The Script Editor window opens showing a blank script.

5. Type your text in the script lines.

Note: Some nonstandard UTF-8 wide characters may not be displayed correctly. For these characters, it is highly recommended that you use the string.uchar function.

6. When the script is complete, click Set Script to execute it.
• In a TI‑Nspire™ document, the script application is inserted in a new page. When the page containing the script application is active, the Documents Toolbox is empty.
• In a PublishView™ document, a frame containing the script application is added to the active page. You can move or size this frame just as you would any other PublishView™ object, and you can add other PublishView™ objects to the page.
7. To view the script application, click Focus Script.

Zooming Text in the Script Editor

You can adjust the size of the text in your script and in any of the tool panels.

Menu Method

1. Click in the area of the text to zoom.
2. On the View menu, select Zoom, and then select Zoom In, Zoom Out, or Restore.

Note that the menu also displays keyboard shortcuts for the Zoom commands.

Mouse Method

1. Postion the mouse pointer over the area to zoom.
2. Hold Ctrl, and roll the mouse wheel forward or back.

 

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