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