This tutorial will cover the basics of programming your TI-83+. If you have some experience already, you probably do not need to read this. If you are new to programming, this is just for you!
All the commands mentioned in this tutorial are included in the Basic Glossary. Please refer to that if you are wondering what the commands do.
This tutorial will walk you through a program. You can follow the step-by-step instructions to make a program that displays your name on the home screen.
This program will display your name on the home screen:
Go to the home screen.
Press PRGM
Press > two times to highlight NEW.
Press 1 to "Create New."
It should now be asking you to enter a name for the program.
Type "DISPLAY."
Press ENTER.
You should now be at the program editor. This is where you will actually write your program.
Now you will begin to type the code:
Press PRGM.
Press > once to highlight I/O; (Input/Output)
Press the up and down arrows to scroll through the available commands in this list. When you select a command, the command is pasted to the program editor at the current cursor location.
Press 8 to select ClrHome.
Notice the command ClrHome is now on the first line of the program. This will be the very first command to be executed. ClrHome clears the home screen.
Press ENTER to move the cursor down a line.
Press PRGM.
Scroll over to I/O.
Press 3 to select Disp.
Disp is now on the second line.
After the command Disp, type your name with quotes around it.
Note: You can type quotes by pressing ALPHA then +.
Press ENTER to move the cursor down a line.
Now you will select a command from the catalog of commands. The catalog is a more complete list that has every command in alphabetical order.
Press 2ND then 0 (catalog) to bring up the catalog.
Notice how you can jump through the list by pressing the letter you want to go to. For example, if you press "M" you will jump to all the commands that start with the letter M.
Press P.
Press down once to position the arrow next to Pause.
Press ENTER.
Pause is now on the third line. The command Pause tells the calculator to wait until the user presses ENTER before it continues execution of the code.
Press ENTER to go to the next line.
Press PRGM.
Either scroll down, or press ALPHA then F to select Stop.
Stop is optional at the end of a program. It tells the calculator that the program is done. If you do not put it at the end, the calculator will stop the program anyway.
You are now finished writing your first program! It is time to run it!
Press 2ND then MODE to exit the program editor.
Press PRGM.
Select the program titled DISPLAY.
Press ENTER. On the home screen you will see prgmDISPLAY.
Press ENTER to run the program.
You should see your name on the screen.
The program is now at the Pause command. Notice that only the ENTER key will make the calculator continue the execution of the program.
Press ENTER to finish the program.
You have now successfully (I hope!) made your first program!
