User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI GRAPH LINK 2

[. . . ] English TI. GRAPH LINKé 2 FOR THE MACINTOSH® CONDENSED GUIDEBOOK Guidebook developed by: Texas Instruments Instructional Communications Note: This guidebook applies to the TI graphing calculators and accessories described on page 3. Graphic screens in this guidebook were captured from the TI-86 and TI-89. Screens from other products may be slightly different. Apple®, Macintosh®, Macintosh Drag-n-Drop® are registered trademarks, and TeachTextTM and SimpleTextTM are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScript® is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. [. . . ] Get a calculator screen as described above. Open the File menu, and then click Save As. Tip: Drag the screen object from the calculator window to the desktop to create a clipping file with a default name. 3. Click the appropriate radio button to select the file format in which the screen will be saved. Macintosh PICT format calculator PIC format (default) 4. Enter a file name in place of the default name. Select the folder in which to save the file, and then click Save. ENG-8 TI-GRAPH LINK 2 for Macintosh Copying a Captured Screen To copy and paste a captured screen: 1. Get a calculator screen as described on page 8. Select the part of the picture that you want to copy. To select the whole picture without a border, double-click. To select the whole picture with a border, double-click. To deselect a selection, click in this area. To select a portion, click in the window (cursor changes to a cross-hair), drag, and release. Click the border buttons once to add or remove a border. You can also open the Edit menu and click Select All (or press "+A) to select the whole picture. Click the border buttons once to add or remove a border. Copy the selection to the clipboard and paste it to an application, drag it to an application that supports Macintosh Drag-and-Drop, or drag it to the desktop. Setting the Screen Size (Resolution) for Printing Many desktop publishing and graphic applications use resolution (dots per inch, dpi) to determine the printed size of a captured screen. To set the resolution, see page 20. TI-GRAPH LINK 2 for Macintosh ENG-9 Using Group Windows Why Use a Group Window? By creating a group window on the Macintosh, you can store multiple calculator objects in one convenient location. The group window is saved as a file on the Macintosh, but you can open it and view or manipulate the objects within it the same as you would a folder. You can create one or more group windows as necessary. In the New Window, if necessary, click the triangle to the left of your calculator model to display a list of objects (Program, Group, etc. ). Select Group from the list, and then click OK. Select one or more objects in the calculator window. Open the File menu and click Save Selection. When at least two objects are selected, they are placed in a group window file on the Macintosh. To see the contents of a group window file, double-click it. ENG-12 TI-GRAPH LINK 2 for Macintosh Sending Objects from the Macintosh to the Calculator Procedure To send objects from a Macintosh to a calculator: 1. [. . . ] In the View by line, select Name, Kind, or Size, and click OK. Setting the Resolution of a Captured Screen Resolution does not affect how a screen is displayed in TI-GRAPH LINK. However, many desktop publishing and graphic applications use resolution (dots per inch, dpi) to set the size of the screen when printed. Before capturing a screen, open the Edit menu, click Preferences, select Pictures from the drop-down list, and then select the resolution. For example: If a captured screen is 72 pixels tall, a resolution of 72 dpi makes the picture 1 inch tall. A resolution of 144 dpi makes the same screen 1/2 inch tall. ENG-20 TI-GRAPH LINK 2 for Macintosh Working with Backups Backing Up a Calculator To back up a calculator's contents: 1. [. . . ]