Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Manual

Computer Link Software

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Contents

iii

Important Information................................................................... 2

Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software ....................5

Exploring handheld contents ....................................................... 7

Capturing screens from a handheld ........................................... 12

Backing up handheld documents on the computer .................. 17

Viewing handheld details ........................................................... 19

Updating the software and handheld OS .................................. 19

Texas Instruments Support and Service ...................................... 31

Index ......................................................................................33

Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software 1

Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link

Software

The TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software lets you:

• Transfer documents between your computer and a TI-Nspire™

handheld.

• Capture images from a TI-Nspire™ handheld screen and use them in

TI-Nspire™ documents and computer documents.

• 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-Nspire™

handheld.

Opening the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software

1. Make sure you have connected a TI-Nspire™ handheld to your

computer.

Note: The TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software works with the

TI-Nspire™ handheld only. You cannot use it to communicate with

other TI handhelds, such as a TI-92 Plus. To communicate with those

handhelds, use the TI Connect™ software (version 1.6 or later)

instead of TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software.

2. Double-click the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software icon on

the desktop.

The software displays a list of connected handhelds and lets you

select one.

Note: You can communicate with only one handheld at a time.

2 Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software

3. If multiple handhelds are connected, click the handheld to which you

want to connect.

4. Click Select.

TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software displays the Explorer tab.

Selecting among multiple handhelds

You can switch to a different handheld anytime you are using TI-Nspire™

Computer Link Software.

1. Connect the handheld to the computer.

Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software 3

2. Click at the lower right corner of the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link

Software window.

3. Click the handheld name, and then click Select.

Exploring handheld contents

The Explorer tab in the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software lets you view

the contents of a connected handheld and transfer (copy) documents

between your computer and the handheld. You can also rename and

delete handheld documents.

4 Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software

ÀColumn headings – In the detail view, click a heading to sort the list.

Click again to reverse the order.

ÁFiles residing in the selected computer folder

ÂSplit bar – Drag up and down to show more or fewer files.

ÃDocuments residing in the selected handheld folder

Selecting the view format

Note: You can click the Refresh button anytime to refresh the file

and folder lists.

fClick View > Detail View or click to view details of the files and

to sort the list.

fClick View > List View or click to view a list of only the file

names.

fClick View > Show Folder View to show the structure of computer

and handheld folders in a separate pane on the left.

fClick View > Hide Folder View to hide the folder structure.

Viewing the contents of a handheld

1. If the Explorer is not visible, click the Explorer tab.

2. In the folder view, click any folder to show its contents in the right

list.

Before copying documents or folders to a handheld

• With the exception of .fig files created with Cabri II Plus and .edc files

created with LearningCheck™ Creator, TI-Nspire™ Computer Link

Software allows only TI-Nspire™ handheld documents to be copied to

a handheld. If you inadvertently try to copy other types of files, or a

folder containing other types of files, TI-Nspire™ Computer Link

Software notifies you and cancels the copy operation.

• When you copy a Cabri II Plus .fig file to the handheld, the file is

converted to a two-page TI-Nspire™ (.tns) document:

– The first page is a Graphs & Geometry page with converted

objects.

– The second page is a Notes page to let you know which

elements were not converted successfully.

Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software 5

• Only subfolders can reside within the Documents folder on the

handheld. You can copy files into those subfolders but not directly

into the Documents folder.

• When you copy a folder to the handheld, you must copy it to the

Documents folder. You cannot copy it to a subfolder.

• You can drag handheld files and folders only to locations within the

TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software application window. You cannot

drag them outside the window.

Copying documents by dragging

You can drag the mouse to copy documents between a handheld and the

computer or between two folders on the computer.

1. Click the document that you want to copy.

Note: You can select multiple documents by holding down the

Ctrl key (“key on the Macintosh®) and clicking each document.

2. Drag the selection, and drop it on the desired destination.

The selected items are copied to the destination.

Note: If a document of the same name already exists at the

destination, you are asked if you want to replace it.

Copying folders by dragging

You can drag to copy folders between a handheld and the computer.

1. Click the folder that you want to copy.

Note: You can select multiple folders by holding down Ctrl key

(“key on the Macintosh®) and clicking each folder.

2. Drag the selection, and drop it on the desired destination.

The selected items are copied to the destination.

Note: If a folder or document of the same name already exists at the

destination, you are asked if you want to replace it.

6 Using the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software

Copying documents and folders by pasting

You can use the clipboard to copy documents and folders. If you want to

move an item instead, copy it and then delete the original.

1. Click the document or folder to be copied.

Note: You can select multiple items by holding down the Ctrl key

(“key on the Macintosh®) and clicking each item.

2. Click Edit > Copy to copy the selected items to the clipboard.

3. Click a folder to select it as the destination.

4. Click Edit > Paste.

Explorer copies the items to the destination folder.

Note: If the destination already contains a document with the same

name as the one you are copying, you can choose to either replace the

existing document or cancel.

Canceling a transfer in progress

As long as the File Transfer window is displayed, you can cancel a

transfer. Only the files that have not already been transferred are

canceled.

fIn 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. You cannot create a folder within a subfolder on the

handheld.

1. Click the handheld name in the TI-Nspire™ File Browser.

2. Click File > New folder.

TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software creates a folder named New

Folder and selects the name so you can edit it.

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