Creating Handouts Using TI-Graph Link and the TI-83

There are many ways to create handouts. This is just a suggested method.

Get Set Up
  1. Open your word processor and the TI-Graph Link program. Arrange the windows so that you can switch between windows.
  2. Connect the graph link with the TI-83 and turn the calculator on.
Putting a Snapshot of a Calculator screen into your Word Processor
  1. Click on the TI-Graph Link program.
  2. Click on the camera icon OR open the Link menu and click on Get Screen.
  3. A dialogue box will open. Get the desired screen up on your calculator and click on Get Screen. Wait until you see your screen on your computer.
  4. You now have two choices. You can "copy and paste" the screen into your word processor or you can save the screen as a file and insert the file into your word processor.

  5. Click HERE to see a handout.
    "Copy and Paste" Option
  • You can pick the percentage of the screen size, say 75%. You will have to play with the "look" you want for your document.
  • Click on Clipboard.
  • Click on your word processor.
  • Put the cursor where you would like to place your picture.
  • Paste the picture into the word processor.
  • Size and place using the functions of the word processor.

    Save as File and Insert Option
  • You can pick the percentage of the screen size, say 75%. You will have to play with the "look" you want for your document.
  • Click on Save. Designate where you want the file to be saved. Designate the format, tiff, etc.
  • Follow the dialog box prompts.
  • Click on your word processor. Put the cursor where you would like to place your picture.
  • Follow the instructions given in your word processor to insert a picture or file. Size and place using the functions of the word processor.

Copying a List or Program from the TI-83 to a Document
  1. Open your word processor and the TI-83 Graph Link program. Connect your TI-83 to your graph link cable. Turn on the calculator.
  2. Click on the Graph Link window and then click on Link Receive OR click on the receive icon on the menu bar. A dialog box will open and you will see what you have saved on your TI-83!
  3. Follow the directions on the dialog box. Highlight the lists you want to transfer to Graph Link and press Add and then OK.
  4. You want to press SAVE and specify the destination on your machine. Notice that lists are saved with an 83L extension.
  5. To open the list, click on File, Open and locate the list you want to open. After the list opens, highlight and copy the list.
  6. Click on your word processor's window and paste in the list. You will have to edit the appearance of the list using your word processor.
  7. Note:You will use the same procedure for copying a program from your TI-83 to your word processor. You need to have the TI-83 fonts on your machine so that special characters will display correctly in your word processor. You will need to download the TI-83 fonts from Texas Instruments. Click on ti83key.exe. You will need to scroll down to find the file ti83key.exe. Click on this file to begin the download. After the download is done, run ti83key.exe. There will be several files that are now on your machine. Read the text file, click on ti83keys.txt, to learn how to place the new files in the appropriate directories on your machine.

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