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HP Prime Graphing Calculator

Is there a faster way or program to store a value to a variable on the Prime when in Home RPN mode?

For example to store a value in A you have to: 

Enter the value onto the stack then hit Enter, Shift, ( ), Shift, Vars, Cursor-Right, Shift, EEX.

That's 8 key stroke for something that should take one or two key strokes.

Surely there's a better way???

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The best I could find is to write a program that's linked to a user defined key, as follows:

Shift, Program

I called the program STORE

Delete the program template.

While in editing the program: Menu, 4, press the key you want to assign the program to. eg Vars 

 

Complete the program to look as follows:

KEY K_Vars()

BEGIN

RETURN "'A'">;

END;

The sequence after the RETURN is entered as: Space, ALPHA, 0, Shift, ( ), ALPHA, A, cursor one to the right, Shift, EEX, cursor one to the right, ALPHA, +

 

Then when in Home mode, enter a value, hit Shift, Help, Vars, Enter

This stores the value into A.

So storing now only takes 4 key presses instead of 8. 

 

To use or recall the stored value: ALPHA, A followed by the Enter or the operation. So only 2 keys!

 

Shame on the developers for not putting Store and Recall on dedicated buttons.

The whole idea is to work faster and to save key strokes.

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