Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Silver Edition User manual

6/29/01 ©1999, 2001 Texas Instruments
Organizer for the
TI-83 Plus
Getting Started
Start here
How To…
Create, edit, and delete addresses
Create, set, view, edit, and delete schedule options
Create, set, edit, mark, and delete tasks
Find numbers, text, and special characters
Examples
Creating and saving a new address
More Information
Deleting Organizer
Memory Usage
Error Recovery
Customer Support
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Where to Find Installation Instructions
You can find detailed instructions on installing Flash applications
at education.ti.com/guides.

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What is Organizer for the TI-83 Plus?
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 provides daily, weekly, and monthly
views of class schedules and appointments.
•The Task function lists things to do, such as important
assignments.
•The Find function searches the entire database of
information for a name or keyword.

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Organizer Main Menu
1. Press . If you do not see Organize
as an option, you need to download
the Organizer application on your
TI-83 Plus.
2. Highlight Organize and press Í.
The Organizer main menu appears.

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Selecting an Option
On all screens, up to five options are displayed along the bottom
of the screen. To select one of these options, press the key
below the option. For example,
SCHEDULE Home Screen
Entering Letters
On the calculator, letters are printed in turquoise above the keys.
To enter in a letter, press and the key for the letter you
want. It is a good idea to turn on the shift lock (y) when
you need to key in many letters.
Select an option with o, p, q, r, or s.
OPT=r
NEW=p
MAIN=s
GOTO=q
WEEK=o

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Entering Special Characters
To enter special characters that are not on the calculator
keyboard, such as @, \, and #, enter the Special Characters screen
while you are entering in text. Special characters are available
whenever you see the CHRS option at the bottom of the screen.
Select CHRS.
Select OK to paste the
highlighted character to the
previous screen.

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The ADDRESS Home Screen
To display the ADDRESS home screen, select ADDRESS from the
Organizer main menu. If you have not entered any addresses,
the screen is blank except for the option key names.
Creating a New Address
To create a new address, select NEW from the ADDRESS home
screen. For information on entering characters, see the sections
entitled, “Entering Letters” and “Entering Special Characters.”
Hint
Names are displayed in alphabetical order by the first word
of the name. If you want the names to be in order by last name,
you must key in the last name first.

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Example: Enter the ADDRESS home screen, and create and save
a new address.
1. Press and select Organize. The
Organizer main menu appears.
2. Press Íto select ADDRESS. The
ADDRESS list screen appears.
3. Select NEW.
The title prompt displays “Enter
name…”.

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4. Enter the name and press Í. To
key in a space, press O(above Ê).
The cursor moves to the next 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 next line,
and the title prompt changes to
“Enter e-mail…”.
6. Enter an e-mail address, and press
Í. (To enter numbers, remember
to press to deselect Alpha-lock.)
To enter the @ sign, select CHRS, and
then press ~Í.
The cursor moves to the next line,
and the title prompt changes to
“Enter address….”

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7. Enter a mailing address.
To force a line wrap and move the
cursor to the next line, select CHRS,
and then press Íto select ß.
8. Select SAVE to save the entry.
9. Select LIST to return to the ADDRESS list
screen.
Editing an Existing Address
To edit an existing address entry, highlight the address you want
on the ADDRESS list screen, and press Í. Select the EDIT,
COPY, DEL options to edit, copy, or delete the entry.
1. On the ADDRESS list screen, highlight
an existing address you want to edit.
Press and }to move down and
up the ADDRESS list.

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2. Press Íto display the entry’s detail
screen.
3. Select EDIT. Press and }to move
to the part of the entry you want to edit.
4. Enter the new information. Use y6
and {to insert or delete characters.
5. Select SAVE. (Select ESC and then YES
to cancel changes.)
6. Select LIST to return to the ADDRESS list
screen.

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Deleting an Address
1. On the ADDRESS list screen, highlight
an existing entry you want to delete,
and then press Í.
2. Press Íto display the entry’s detail
screen.
3. Select DEL to display the Delete this
entry? screen.
4. Select YES to delete this entry and
return to the address list.
(Select NO, DO NOT DELETE to return
to the detail screen, or select
CANCEL to cancel the deletion and
return to the address list.)

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The SCHEDULE Home Screen
To display the SCHEDULE home screen, select SCHEDULE from
the Organizer main menu. A monthly calendar screen displays.
Press }, as necessary, to move to previous months. Press ,
as necessary, to move to futures months. Press |and ~to
highlight dates.
WEEK
Displays appointments for the current week.
NEW
Displays the screen for adding a new appointment.
GOTO
Displays the schedule for the date you select.
OPT
Displays the screen for setting schedule options.
MAIN
Returns to the main menu.

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Creating a New Appointment
When creating a new appointment, select NEW from the
SCHEDULE home screen. For information on entering characters,
see the section entitled, “Entering Letters” and “Entering Special
Characters.”
1. Press and select Organize. The
Organizer main menu appears. Press
to highlight SCHEDULE.
2. Press Íto select SCHEDULE. The
SCHEDULE home screen appears.
3. Select NEW.
The title prompt displays “Enter
date…”.

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4. Enter the month, day, and year.
Press .
5. The title prompt displays “Enter start
time…”. Enter the start time.
For am, press .
—or—
For pm, press ~Í.
The title prompt displays “Enter end
time…”.
6. Enter the ending time.
For am, press .
—or—
For pm, press ~.
The title prompt displays “Enter
note….”

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7. Enter a text description of the
appointment.
Select CHRS to access special
characters not on the calculator
keyboard.
8. Select SAVE to save the appointment.
Setting Schedule Options
1. From the SCHEDULE home screen,
select OPT.

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2. Select whether to show the end time in
your list of appointments in your
appointments list:
For YES, press .
—or—
For NO, press ~Í.
3. Select whether to start the week on
Sunday or Monday:
For SUNDAY, press Í.
—or—
For MONDAY, press ~Í.
4. Select OK to save options and return to
the SCHEDULE home screen.

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Viewing Your Schedule
Viewing your daily schedule
1. From the SCHEDULE home screen, use
the cursors to highlight the date you
want to see.
2. Press Í. A list of appointments for
that date displays.
Press and }to move down and
up the appointment list.
3. To see the details of an appointment,
highlight the appointment and press
Í.
4. To return to the list of appointments,
select LIST.

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5. To see appointments for a different
date, select GOTO.
Enter the date, and then select OK.
6. To return to the calendar, select
CALENDAR.
Viewing your weekly schedule
1. From the SCHEDULE home screen,
select WEEK.
2. The weekly schedule screen appears.
Days of the week are shown across
the top of the screen; time in 2-hour
increments is shown down the left
side of the screen. A black box
marks the day and time of each
appointment.