Changing Mode Settings

To change mode settings, follow these steps:

  1. Press or to move the cursor to the line of the setting that you want to change.
  2. Press or to move the cursor across the line to the desired setting.
  3. Press enter to select a setting.

Exception: LANGUAGE Press or to select a loaded language. Press or to set the selected language.

Note: The second line of the status bar displays context help with a description of line modes.

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ModeDescription
MATHPRINT CLASSICControls whether inputs and outputs on the home screen and in the Y= editor are displayed as they are in textbooks
NORMAL SCI ENGNumeric notation
FLOAT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Number of decimal places in answers
RADIAN DEGREEUnit of angle measure
FUNCTION PARAMETRIC POLAR SEQType of graphing
THICK DOT-THICK THIN DOT-THINResets all Y= line styles
SEQUENTIAL SIMULWhether to plot sequentially or simultaneously
REAL a+bi re^(qi)Real, rectangular complex, or polar complex
FULL HORIZONTAL GRAPH-TABLEFull screen, two split-screen modes
FRACTION TYPE: n/d Un/dDisplays results as simple fractions or mixed fractions
ANSWERS: AUTO DECControls the format of the answers
STAT DIAGNOSTICS: OFF ONDetermines which information is displayed in a statistical regression calculation
STAT WIZARDS: ON OFFDetermines if syntax help prompts are provided for optional and required arguments for many statistical, regression and distribution commands and functions
SET CLOCKSets the time and date
LANGUAGE: ENGLISHSets the display language