User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-NSPIRE COMPUTER LINK SOFTWARE GUIDEBOOK

[. . . ] Make a backup of a handheld's documents as a single file on your computer and later restore the documents. Update the operating system (OS) software on a TI-NspireTM handheld. Opening the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software 1. Note: The TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software works with the TI-NspireTM handheld only. You cannot use it to communicate with other TI handhelds, such as a TI-92 Plus. [. . . ] In the File Transfer window, click Cancel. Creating a new folder on the handheld You can create a new folder within the Documents folder on the handheld. TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software creates a folder named New Folder and selects the name so you can edit it. 10 Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software 3. Type a name for the new folder and press Enter. Renaming documents and folders on a handheld Note: TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software does not let you change a document's file name extension. A border appears around the name to show that you can edit it. 2. Type the new name and press Enter. Deleting documents on a handheld When you delete a document, it is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Before deleting the document, Explorer asks you to confirm that you want to delete it. Notes: You can select multiple documents to delete by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking each document. You cannot delete files on the computer. Deleting a folder on a handheld When you delete a folder, the folder and all documents within it are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Before deleting the folder, Explorer asks you to confirm that you want to delete it. Notes: You can select multiple folders to delete by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking each folder. When you click Delete, Explorer deletes all the selected folders. 11 Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software You cannot delete the Documents folder on the handheld. You cannot delete folders on the computer. Capturing screens from a handheld The Screen Capture tab lets you capture images of the screen from a connected TI-NspireTM handheld. You can then resize the images, add or remove a border, copy them into documents, or save them as image files on your computer. Screen Capture tab Screen Capture toolbar Captured handheld screens (in thumbnail view) A border is automatically added to each screen, but you can remove it. The size of a captured screen is 326 pixels wide by 246 pixels high, with or without a border. Capturing a screen 1. Make sure the handheld is turned on and properly connected to your computer. Click the Screen Capture tab in the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software window. Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software 12 4. Click File > Take screenshot or click . The Screen Capture window shows the captured image. Note: If you most recently removed the border from a screen, new screens appear without a border. If you most recently added a border to a screen, new screens appear with a border. Viewing thumbnails of captured screens You can view screens individually or as a group of images, called thumbnails. The thumbnail view also lets you select multiple screen images for copying, saving, and so on. Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software 13 To view screens as thumbnails, click View > Thumbnails or click . To view screens individually, click View > Single Screen or click . Selecting multiple screens Selecting multiple screens lets you quickly apply a modification to all of them. For example, you can select several screens and then resize them or remove their borders. If necessary, click to display the thumbnail view. Use one of the following methods to select the screens. Click Edit > Select All or press Ctrl A to select all the captured screens. Click the first image that you want to select, and then hold down Ctrl on the computer keyboard as you click each additional image. Select a range of images by clicking the first image in the range, holding down Shift, and clicking the last image in the range. Resizing screens You can save a larger or smaller version of a screen image by zooming in or out before you save it. 14 Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software To display a larger screen image, click View > Zoom In or click To display a smaller screen image, click View > Zoom Out or click . . Adding or removing a border The toolbar button for adding or removing a border toggles between add and remove image contains a border. [. . . ] The update process cannot begin unless all handheld documents are closed. In TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software, click Tools > Check for Web Updates. The software checks for a newer version of your handheld operating system. If you want to choose a folder for storing a copy of the OS file, click Browse, and navigate to the folder. Click Update, and then click to indicate that you accept the terms of the license agreement. 19 Using the TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software The update begins. Note: If the connection between the desktop and the handheld is interrupted before the update has completed, TI-NspireTM Computer Link Software displays an error message. Updating from a file on your computer 1. [. . . ]