Casio ClassPad 101 Introduction Manual Download Page 3

ClassPad 101 Lesson 2 CASIO COPYRIGHT 

 2011 Author: Diane Whitfield 

CASIO MRD Center, Portland, Oregon, USA 

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System Menu Button  (

) Opens a menu that looks similar in all 

ClassPad applications. The System  menu  provides  you  with  many 
dialogs to set ClassPad modes and other window options.   

 

 

Menu Bar Provides a row of menus that you can open and select 

commands from. The ClassPad’s “Menu bar” will change for each 
different application. For example, notice the different menu bars and 
toolbars

 

   

   

 

 

 

Toolbar Provides a row of buttons that you can click to get a 
command or change modes. Some ClassPad toolbar buttons are in 
dropdown button palettes.  

 

The 

 button on Main’s 

toolbar toggles a result between 

fraction and decimal quickly. 

This dropdown button palette 

provides a way to insert other 
applications into

 

Main.

 

   

                           

 

    

 

  
 

  The 

Main

 

Application 

  

 

The 

SpreadSheet 

     Application 

 

The 

Geometry 

 

 Application 

 

Summary of Contents for ClassPad 101

Page 1: ...you will learn how to Identify specific parts of a window Use the ClassPad s soft keyboard Store a number in a variable and clear variables Use the Main application s buttons and menus Change number f...

Page 2: ...ic Scrollbar Getting Started What is an application In the computer world we define application as a computer program with a user interface You can think of an application as any program that you can...

Page 3: ...select commands from The ClassPad s Menu bar will change for each different application For example notice the different menu bars and toolbars Toolbar Provides a row of buttons that you can click to...

Page 4: ...rea where we can input data Status Bar Displays information about the application Icon Panel Provides a row of buttons that you can click at any time Cursor Pad Provides a way to move cursor position...

Page 5: ...Get a screen capture and paste it into your Lesson2 document under a title of PART I 7 Evaluate 8 9 5 6 8 Place the cursor anywhere on the line that you just entered click it and then click the button...

Page 6: ...Sometimes in the instructions you will see a between words The is a shorthand notation commonly used when writing instructions for working with menus For example Edit Clear All indicates that you sho...

Page 7: ...b j Important To delete all variable contents at one time select Edit Clear All Variables and then click OK a Clear your window select Edit Clear All b Click the 9 or tab AND the I if it is showing c...

Page 8: ...lick on the next math line you will see the cursor Open the Action menu select Transformation and then toDMS DMS stands for degrees minutes seconds and is used in angle measurements 6 Evaluate toDMS 8...

Page 9: ...settings control how the ClassPad Manager handles math and other settings Important What are your ClassPad s mode settings Your status bar along the bottom of this window might say Alg Standard Real...

Page 10: ...e common You could really write a number in any base you want to For now we will experiment with base 2 binary only You may someday find this useful It is definitely fun to think in a different base a...

Page 11: ...fined in the real mode notice Real shows in your status bar If square roots are new to you be patient you will learn about them someday For now just experiment with the ClassPad 7 Click Real in the st...

Page 12: ...ions at the end of your Lesson2 document and answer them 1 Approximately how long did it take you to complete this lesson 2 Which activity did you enjoy the most 3 Did you find any part of this activi...

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