Lesson 1: Introduction
by Anthony Bush
Welcome. Since this is the introduction to
TI-Basic programming we will start by creating a new program. To
do this, press [PRGM] and then the left arrow key. You will see a
screen that says "1:Create New". Press [ENTER]. Now you name
your program. Let's call it "HELLO" for now. Now you should
see a screen that says "PROGRAM:HELLO" and on the next line you will see
a colon with a blinking cursor. This is the program editor.
You enter commands after the colons. When you run a
program the calculator will execute these commands. Simple
so far, right? Ok, to exit a program that you are editing, press
[2nd]:QUIT. You will now be on what is called the "Home Screen".
This is where you probably do all your math calculations and stuff.
To edit an already existing program press [PRGM] and the right arrow key
once. Then select your program name, and press [ENTER]. If
you want to run a program from the home screen, press [PRGM], select the
program you wish to run, and press [ENTER] twice. That easy.
For future reference, know that the home screen is 8 x 16 characters and
the graph screen is 63 x 95 pixels.
Summary:
In Lesson 1 you should have learned how to create a new program,
name the program, and edit the program. You should also have learned
how to stop editing a program, how to edit an already existing program
and how to run a program from the home screen.
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