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eActivity Overview
k Strip Function Menu
• { FILE} … Same as {FILE} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3) except for
{SIZE}.
• {SIZE} … {displays the size of the strip that is currently selected or where the cursor is
currently located}
• {
STRP} … Same as {STRP} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
• {
INS} … {inserts a new line above the currently selected strip}
• {TEXT} … {inserts a text line}
• {CALC} … {inserts a math line}
• {STOP} … {inserts a stop line}
• { CHAR} … Same as {CHAR} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
• {
A ↔ a} … Same as {A ↔ a} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
• {
JUMP} … Same as {JUMP} under “Text Line Function Menu” (page 10-1-3).
• {
DEL • L} … {deletes the strip that is currently selected or where the cursor is located}
• {
'MAT} … {displays the Matrix Editor (page 2-8-2)}
• {
'LIST} … {displays the List Editor (page 6-1-1)}
• {
GUIDE} … {creates a guide for a strip (page 10-6-1)}
k Basic eActivity File Operations
This section provides an overview of the following eActivity operations.
• Creating a new eActivity fi le
• Inputting text, numeric expressions, strips, and other data
• Accessing applications from a strip and using the application’s screen
• Saving an eActivity fi le
This overview is explained using the following example problem:
• Solve 2
x
2
+ x – 3 = 0 (extract the roots of y = 2 x
2
+ x – 3).
• Graph
y = 2 x
2
+ x – 3 and confi rm the above solution.
• Use G-SLV to extract the roots on the graph screen.
