Lesson A - Optional

 

Getting Started (Getting to Know Your ClassPad, continued)


We will begin with a very quick introduction to the System application. Most of the information in the System application is related to memory use, but a few features are useful to know and will help you customize your ClassPad.

Part I                                                     

1. Naming your ClassPad Handheld

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2. Defining Shift Keys

This is a very useful feature, especially if you are familiar with using a calculator with shift and alpha keys. You can custom design your shift keys to contain the keys you use from the soft keyboard most often.  image001 

 

3. Defining Shift Keys (Continued)

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4. Using your Defined Shift Keys

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Optional but interesting: Tap the output and tap again to select just image009 and drag to graph window. Select just image009a and drag to graph window. Is there a visual relationship between the original graph and the graph of the factors?

 

5. Changing the Font Type

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6. Aligning your Handheld

There are three ways to reach the alignment screen. I will show you the easiest way.
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Part I

Practice Exercises

1. Please begin by opening the System application.

2. Tap the image013 button to advance the toolbar. Can you find a toolbar button for realigning the ClassPad?

3. Sometimes in engineering the letter j is used for the imaginary unit instead of i because the letter i is used for current. Open the System menu in the System application and select Imaginary Unit. A dialog will open allowing you to display the imaginary unit as j instead of i.

Explore other System menu items…