Using the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition's Buttons as Pictures in MS Word

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around how to incorporate images of the buttons from the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition calculator into presentations or documents, specifically within MS Word. Participants share methods for obtaining and using these images for clarity in instructional materials.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests finding a picture of the calculator online and cutting out the button images for use in presentations.
  • Another participant echoes this method and expresses an interest in improving their Photoshop skills for this task.
  • A different approach is proposed, recommending the use of a specific font that mimics the TI-84 buttons, with a note on the importance of embedding the font if the document is distributed electronically.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share different methods for obtaining button images, but there is no consensus on a single best approach. Multiple competing views remain regarding the best way to achieve the desired outcome.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include potential copyright issues with using images found online and the technical requirements for embedding fonts in documents.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals creating instructional materials or presentations that involve the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition calculator, particularly educators or students in mathematics or related fields.

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When some people explain how to do a certain calculation through a presentation, I sometimes see these presentations use the buttons necessary to press as pictures. For example, I've seen presentations tell me how to graph certain functions and, instead of saying press "Y=," the presentation would have the actual "Y=" button as a picture so you know what to look for on your calculator. I was wondering how these presentations got these pictures of the TI-84's buttons on their presentations as I would like to use them in an MS Word document.

Thank you!
 
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Use a font http://www.google.com/search?q=ti-84+font.
If you distribute the document electronically,
you may have to take care to somehow include or embed the fonts.

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productCategory/us_key_fonts.html
 
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