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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