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FAQs and keyboard shortcuts

Normal shortcut mode

The calculator keys have the following shortcuts.

[ F1 ]

[ F2 ]

[ F3 ]

[ F4 ]

[ F5 ]

[ F6 ]

[Shift]

[M]

[Delete]

[

]

[

]

[ F7 ]

[Shift]

[X]

[Shift]

[S]

[

]

[

]

[ A ]

[ B ]

[ C ]

[Shift]

[V]

[Backspace]

[ D ]

[ E ]

[ F ]

[ G ]

[Shift]

[ ^ ]

[ I ]

[ , ]

[Shift]

[ ( ]

[Shift]

[ ) ]

[ / ]

[ N ]

[ 7 ]

[ 8 ]

[ 9 ]

[Shift]

[ * ]

[ S ]

[ 4 ]

[ 5 ]

[ 6 ]

[ - ]

[ X ]

[ 1 ]

[ 2 ]

[ 3 ]

[Shift]

[ + ]

[Shift]

[~]

[ 0 ]

[ . ]

[Shift]

[ - ]

[Enter]

Summary of Contents for SmartView

Page 1: ...TI SmartView Guidebook for Macintosh ...

Page 2: ... anyone for special collateral incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials and the sole and exclusive liability of Texas Instruments regardless of the form of action shall not exceed the purchase price of this product Moreover Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against the use of these mater...

Page 3: ...ernet 11 Working with images 13 Capturing calculator screens 13 Adding or removing a border 13 Saving a screen image 14 Viewing screen images 15 Dragging and dropping an image to another application 16 Using the key press history 19 What is the key press history 19 Showing or hiding the key press history 19 Clearing the key press history 19 Copying the key press history to another application 20 U...

Page 4: ...plication 32 Locating common scripts 33 Connecting a calculator or CBL 2 CBR 2 35 Using a connected calculator to control TI SmartView 35 Transferring data to and from a connected calculator 38 Using a connected CBL 2 or CBR 2 39 FAQs and keyboard shortcuts 41 Frequently asked questions 41 Using the computer keyboard 42 Legal information 47 Texas Instruments Support and Service 47 Index 49 ...

Page 5: ...ter Send data lists matrices etc from TI SmartView to files stored on the computer You can use these files as backup copies of your data or you can transfer that data to a compatible TI graphing calculator You can also load calculator files from the computer Hold down the arrow keys to scroll When you use an arrow key to move the cursor you can hold down the key to scroll the cursor continuously i...

Page 6: ...to an audience without using calculator specific projection equipment and gives you additional functionality that aids in presentations and demonstrations Supplement the current TI 84 Plus screen by using the View3 pane to show three extra screens simultaneously You can select any three of the following calculator screens Y editor table graph stat plot list and window Repeat demonstrations quickly...

Page 7: ... the CD key located on the CD case or CD 1 Insert the TI SmartView CD in your computer s CD ROM drive The disk icon appears on the desktop 2 Double click the TI SmartView disk icon to display its contents 3 Either drag or copy the TI SmartView program icon to the Applications folder or an appropriate location The first time you run the full version of TI SmartView you are prompted to enter the CD ...

Page 8: ... with Œ After you type the character the keyboard returns to its normal shortcut mode To lock the alpha key so you can type more than one character at a time click y 7 or press F6 F7 To return to the normal shortcut mode click ƒ or press F7 In alpha typing mode 0 through 9 still act as shortcuts Pressing 1 types Y the alpha character associated with À To type a number be sure the keyboard is not i...

Page 9: ... Window or Zoom settings or press Í The History window shows all of the calculator keys you have clicked The Large Screen window shows a large image of the current calculator screen Script windows show any open scripts Display Option Click View3 drawer Window Show Hide View3 or to toggle the drawer open and closed Key press history Window Show Hide Key History or to toggle the History window on an...

Page 10: ... View Color and then click a color Saving and loading an emulator state When you save the emulator state a file is created that stores the calculator with all of the changes that you have made to its setup Think of the emulator state file as representing a single TI 84 Plus that you have used and then set aside When you load an emulator state you pick up that same TI 84 Plus to use again All of th...

Page 11: ... Saving the emulator state 1 Click File Save Emulator State 2 In the dialog box a Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the emulator state file b Type a file name Use a name that describes the emulator state c Click Save Loading an emulator state 1 Click File Open 2 In the dialog box a Navigate to the folder that contains the emulator state file b Click the emulator state name to highl...

Page 12: ...em in the range Then hold down Shift and click the last item in the range 3 Click Save Selected Item s 4 In the dialog box navigate to the folder in which you want to store the files If necessary click New Folder 5 Click Choose Each selected item is saved as a separate file on the computer File names are assigned automatically The file name s extension identifies the data type If the folder alread...

Page 13: ...ect two calculators and transfer data between them Loading a calculator file from the computer If you previously stored calculator files containing lists programs applications etc on your computer you can load them into the TI SmartView software The files may be backups saved by TI SmartView or files transferred to the computer from a calculator See Transferring files from supported graphing calcu...

Page 14: ...red to your computer from the following calculators TI 83 Plus TI 83 Plus Silver Edition TI 84 Plus and TI 84 Plus Silver Edition To transfer files from a calculator to the computer use TI Connect software and an appropriate TI Connectivity Cable available from education ti com Some calculators come with a TI Connectivity Cable which lets you connect the calculator to the computer If is Type of da...

Page 15: ... between TI SmartView and a connected calculator much the same way you can connect two calculators and transfer data between them Updating the software from the Internet Visit education ti com for free software updates that you can download ...

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Page 17: ...n images you can capture is limited only by the available memory on your computer Each unsaved screen image is stored in memory until you quit the application or delete the image Closing the Screen Capture window does not discard unsaved screen images Adding or removing a border The toolbar button for adding or removing a border toggles between add and remove depending on whether or not the select...

Page 18: ...k Edit Select All Saving a screen image You can save screen images in TIFF GIF PNG or JPEG formats You can save a larger or smaller version of the screen image by zooming in or out on that image and then saving it 1 Click the screen image you want to save 2 Click File Save or click 3 In the dialog box a Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the screen image file b Select the image form...

Page 19: ... but do not specify file names Each screen image is saved with its default file name If that name already exists a suffix such as 1 2 etc is added to the new file name so it does not overwrite the previous file Viewing screen images When you capture a screen image that image opens in the Screen Capture window You can view the images individually or as a group of images called thumbnails A referenc...

Page 20: ... or smaller version of it You can save a larger or smaller version of a screen image by zooming in or out before you save it For example to save an image that is larger than the standard 96 x 64 size zoom in until the image is the size you want and then save it f To display a larger screen image click Screenshots Zoom In or click f To display a smaller screen image click Screenshots Zoom Out or cl...

Page 21: ...w3 feature screens do not change color when you select them To drag and drop a screen image into another application 1 Adjust the sizes of the windows of the two applications so that both of them fit on the computer screen 2 To drag and drop the image a Click the screen image to select it b Drag the screen image from TI SmartView and then drop it into the other application ...

Page 22: ...18 Working with images ...

Page 23: ...sses The key press history shows some key sequences in a different form than they re shown in the user s guide for the TI 84 Plus calculator For example suppose you display the calculator s MEMORY menu The user s guide shows the key sequence as y L where L is the 2nd function of the Ã key The key press history shows the key sequence as because those are the actual keys you click Similarly suppose ...

Page 24: ... history to another application You can copy all or only a selected portion of the key press history to another application such as a word processor The procedure is the same as used to copy scripts See Copying a script to another application on page 32 ...

Page 25: ...t that perfoms those same calculations Instead of repeating the key presses while recording a new script you can Copy keys from the key press history and paste them into the script Edit the script as necessary so the keys work properly in the context of that script Recording a new script You can begin recording a new script at any time You can Play the script normally Step through one key at a tim...

Page 26: ...cedure is the same as used to copy scripts See Copying a script to another application on page 32 Tips for recording a script If you record a script assuming the calculator will always have its current settings you may have problems later if you play the script with different calculator settings Therefore it s a good practice to add the necessary settings directly into the script The following tip...

Page 27: ...Pressing Œ 4 to start an application on your TI SmartView may not start the same application on theirs Instead have your script press Œ to display the APPLICATIONS menu and then use a text point telling the user to select the appropriate application from the list At the end of a script Insert a Pause command This is particularly useful if a script displays text points that you want the user to see...

Page 28: ...seconds to enter the number Instead you may want to use a faster speed and insert pauses or delays at certain points in the script Saving a script After recording a new script or editing an existing one save the script so you can use it again later 1 Select the appropriate script window 2 Click File Save or click For an existing script that was saved previously the new version automatically overwr...

Page 29: ...ing script click File Save or before selecting Save As Otherwise the changes are saved in the copy but not in the original script Opening an existing script After a script is recorded and saved you can open it later and play the script again edit it or save a copy of it 1 Click File Open or click 2 In the dialog box a Navigate to the folder that contains the script file b Click the script name to ...

Page 30: ...tep or click to start the script Note Do not click Scripts Play or The script pauses automatically after every key press 2 Click repeatedly to step through each key press 3 After stepping through a series of key presses you can click to play the remaining key presses continuously Note After the first pause you can also press the right arrow key on the computer keyboard to step through a script Ste...

Page 31: ...u can only replay the script from the beginning Note While a script is playing you can also press Esc on the computer keyboard to stop it Pausing a script At various times while a script is running you may want to halt it temporarily For example you may want to view an intermediate result or graph before continuing with another operation that changes the calculator screen or graph You can either p...

Page 32: ...ny other key press in the script Inserting a delay into a script In some cases you may want to delay the script a specified period of time before it continues to the next key press For example you may want to display a result or graph for a few extra seconds before the script executes the next key press Inserting a delay In the script window 1 Click the location where you want to insert the delay ...

Page 33: ...ions to explain a result or describe what the script will be doing next Inserting a new text point In the script window 1 Click the location where you want to insert the text point The cursor appears at that position 2 Click Scripts Insert Special Insert Text or click Insert and then click Text Point 3 In the text entry sheet a Type the text using your computer s keyboard You cannot use the calcul...

Page 34: ...may have different effects depending on what screen Home Graph Table etc is shown on the calculator when you play the script By using a Go To Home command at the beginning of a script you can ensure that it begins on the Home screen Inserting a new Go To Home In the script window 1 Place the cursor at the beginning of the script 2 Click Scripts Insert Special Insert Go To Home or click Insert and ...

Page 35: ... window 1 Click Scripts Record or click 2 Click the location where you want to insert the keys or script elements 3 You can Click the calculator keys you want to insert Use Insert to insert a pause delay etc 4 When you re finished click Scripts Stop or click Note You can use Insert without recording first Recording is required only when you want to enter keys by clicking the calculator Deleting ke...

Page 36: ... You can also hold down Option on your computer keyboard and use the mouse to drag a copy of the highlighted items to the new location Copying a script to another application You can copy all or only a selected portion of a script to another application such as a word processor You can copy the key graphics as they are shown in the script window or you can copy the key presses as font text charact...

Page 37: ...Note The script icons for text points delays pauses and Go To Home commands cannot be copied as font text characters They are ignored when you paste the characters into the other application Locating common scripts If you have access to scripts written by other people you can open and play those scripts on your own computer Texas Instruments provides a number of scripts that perform commonly used ...

Page 38: ...34 Using scripts ...

Page 39: ...nnect the calculator See Connecting the calculator to the computer on page 35 and start TI SmartView 2 On the connected calculator press Œ and run the SmartPad application The application will not run if the calculator is not connected The SmartPad title screen appears The calculator shows this title screen as long as the application is running All key presses and results appear on the computer on...

Page 40: ... Plus port is at the top right edge of the calculator 3 Turn on the calculator Checking the calculator s operating system Not all TI 84 Plus or TI 84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators have an operating system that can control TI SmartView To check your calculator f Press y L and then select 1 About The operating system number immediately below the calculator name must be 2 40 or later For e...

Page 41: ...that are not on TI SmartView you cannot access those items Suppose the variable a equals 20 on the calculator but is not defined on TI SmartView If you calculate 5a the answer will not be 100 as you may expect Even if TI SmartView contains the same application or program as the calculator it may be in a different location on the menu For example an application may be item 3 on the APPLICATIONS men...

Page 42: ...lculator If the device is not listed check both ends of the cable and make sure they re connected properly Then click Refresh to update the list 3 Click the applicable device to highlight it and then click Select TI SmartView connects the device and displays Device Connected on the title bar Also the Establish Connection menu item changes to Disconnect 4 Use y 8 to transfer the data by using the d...

Page 43: ...e from education ti com Other TI Connectivity Cables are not supported for this type of connection Connecting the device and running the application If you want to use DataMate be sure the application is already installed on TI SmartView See Transferring DataMate to TI SmartView on page 40 Then 1 Plug the cable s USB connector into any USB port on the computer and plug the other end of the cable i...

Page 44: ... then want to switch to a CBL 2 Unplug the cable from the CBR 2 and plug it into the CBL 2 Other than a CBR 2 you can only use probes connected to a CBL 2 TI SmartView does not use direct connect probes You can also collect data with a CBR 2 separately and then transfer that data to TI SmartView for analysis For complete information about using the CBL 2 or CBR 2 refer to the guidebook that comes ...

Page 45: ...k ƒ or press F7 After you type the alpha character the keyboard returns to its normal shortcut mode To lock the alpha key click y 7 or press F6 F7 To return to the normal shortcut mode click ƒ or press F7 I m having trouble editing a script How do I figure out where I need to be in the script to make a change Because scripts record key presses it might be easier to step through the script by click...

Page 46: ...t the keys are shortcuts to a corresponding key on the calculator Note You can use the keyboard to access second functions and alpha characters but you must use y and ƒ the same as you would on the calculator Where possible shortcut keys correspond to alpha characters on the calculator For example the calculator has keys such as where labels above the keys indicate second functions and alpha chara...

Page 47: ...3 Normal shortcut mode The calculator keys have the following shortcuts F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Shift M Delete F7 Shift X Shift S A B C Shift V Backspace D E F G Shift I Shift Shift N 7 8 9 Shift S 4 5 6 X 1 2 3 Shift Shift 0 Shift Enter ...

Page 48: ... the same as they do in the normal shortcut mode For example F1 is still a shortcut to o After you type the alpha character the keyboard returns to its normal shortcut mode Note To lock the alpha key so you can type multiple alpha characters click y 7 or press F6 F7 To unlock the alpha key click ƒ or press F7 In alpha typing mode 0 through 9 act the same as Ê through on the calculator Pressing 1 t...

Page 49: ...or select the function from a menu Keyboard shortcuts in scripts You can use any of the above shortcuts to enter calculator keys into scripts In addition you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to play pause and stop scripts Note A script must be open and the script window must be active in order to use these keyboard shortcuts Press this key To do this space bar Toggle between Play and Pause...

Page 50: ...46 FAQs and keyboard shortcuts ...

Page 51: ...eaflet enclosed with this product hardware or contact your local Texas Instruments retailer distributor License Your right to use this product is governed by the license you accepted when you installed the software Home Page education ti com KnowledgeBase and e mail inquiries education ti com support Phone 800 TI CARES 800 842 2737 For U S Canada Mexico Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands only Internat...

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Page 53: ...ication 39 40 delays in a script 28 E EasyData application 39 editing a script 31 emulator viewing size 6 emulator state loading 7 resetting 7 saving 7 F face plate changing the color 6 frequently asked questions 41 G go to home command in a script 30 H home screen command in a script 30 I Installing the software 3 K key press history clearing 19 copying to another application 20 overview 19 showi...

Page 54: ...me 30 keyboard shortcuts 45 locating common scripts 33 opening 25 overview 21 pauses 27 playing 23 recording a new script 21 saving 24 saving a copy 25 stepping through 26 stopping 27 text points 29 tips for recording a script 22 service and support 47 speed of a script 24 stepping through a script 26 stopping a script 27 support and service 47 system requirements 3 T text points in a script 29 th...

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