CellSheet™ App

TI-84 Plus

TI-89
VoyageTM 200
Titanium VoyageTM 200

This App provides the capabilities of a spreadsheet on

TI graphing handhelds, eliminating the need for a computer lab to complete many
assignments. In addition, this robust tool gives users the ability to enter data and text in cells,
create cell formulas, and use built-in functions in cells.

Example 1: Simple Compound Interest 5

1 The cursor has moved down to cell
A2. Now type in an annual interest
Choose CellSheet from the APPS rate, for example, .06. Press Í.
menu. The splash screen will pop up
first. Press any key other than y
[QUIT].

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2 Create a column for time. Scroll to cell
B1 and type “YEAR” (using the ƒ
The Help screen will appear. Note that key or Alpha Lock as needed). The
the function keys enable spreadsheet quotation mark tells CellSheet that this
functionality, such as Select Range, should be treated as text rather than
Cut, Copy, Paste, and open menus. as a variable. Press Í.
The ¿ and [RCL] keys are
overwritten to provide quick access
to common spreadsheet characters
(= to start formula, $ to add absolute 7
reference).
In cell B2, press 1 to designate year 1.
Press Í to move to cell B3. Type
the first formula, ¿ (to get =) ƒ
3 B2 + 1. Press Í. The cell should
return the value 2. Press the up arrow
Press any key for the spreadsheet to see that the formula is still on the
to appear. Note the edit line with the edit line for that cell.
cell reference on the left side and the
Menu soft key above [F5]. Press the
arrows to show that the cursor moves
from cell to cell. The cell reference at 8
the left side of the edit line changes as
the cursor moves around. Use ƒ Copy the above formula down.
with the arrow keys to move up/down/ Or, create a sequence using the
left/right one page at a time. Use the Sequence option from the Options
arrow keys to move into a row/column menu. Press [F5] to open the Menu.
heading to select the entire row/ Choose 3:Options..., then
column or into the very top left corner 3:Sequence.... The input screen
to show the filename on the edit line. should appear. Fill in the fields as
indicated in the screen. Scroll to the
Enter area and press Í.

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Scroll to cell A1. Press Í. The 9
cursor is active on the edit line, and
the Menu soft key disappears so you A sequence from 3 to 10 fills in from
can use the entire edit line. Type in a cell B4 down.
principal amount, for example, 1,000.
Simply type the number in and press
Í.

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Create a column for the balance. Scroll To watch the balance grow over time,
to cell C1 and type “BAL” (using the copy cell C2 and paste it to the range
ƒ key or Alpha Lock as needed). C3:C11. Scroll to cell C2. Press [F3] to
Press Í. copy the cell.

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For the balance at the end of year 1, Scroll to cell C3. Press [F1] to choose
use the formula =$A$1*(1+$A$2)^B2 a range to copy to. Use the down
(remember ¿ for = and y [RCL] arrow to select the range C3:C11.
for $). The $ signs must be used Press [F4] to paste to this range.
because in order to copy the formula
down the column, there is a need to
create an absolute reference to cells
A1 and A2 to make sure that the 14
original principal and interest rate are After watching the balance grow a bit,
the same in every copied formula. see what happens by changing the
Press Í. interest rate in cell A2. Simply scroll to
cell A2, change the number and watch
all the balance values update. Or
change the principal. Experiment!

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