Texas Instruments TI-92 Owners Manual - Page 269

Saving a Copy of a List, Data, or Matrix Variable You can save a copy of a list, data, or matrix variable. You can also copy a list to a data variable, or you can select a column from a data variable and copy that column to a list. Valid Copy Types Note: A list is automatically converted to a data variable if you enter more than one column of information. You can copy a: List Data Data column Matrix To a: List or data Data List Matrix Procedure Note: If you type the name of an existing variable, its contents will be replaced. From the Data/Matrix Editor: 1. Display the variable that you want to copy. 2. Press ƒ and select 2:Save Copy As. 3. In the dialog box: ¦ Select the Type and Folder for the copy. ¦ Type a variable name for the copy. ¦ When available, select the column to copy from. Column is dimmed unless you copy a data column to a list. The column information is not used for other types of copies. 4. Press ¸ (after typing in an input box such as Variable, you must press ¸ twice). To Copy a Data Column to a List A data variable can have multiple columns, but a list variable can have only one column. Therefore, when copying from a data variable to a list, you must select the column that you want to copy. List variable to copy to. Data column that will be copied to the list. By default, this shows the column that contains the cursor. 252 Chapter 15: Data/Matrix Editor