After launching Derive 5, press the F1 key to get on-line help on any Derive 5 window or dialog box. The on-line help contains numerous examples demonstrating the capabilities of Derive 5. The example problems can be highlighted, copied to the Windows clipboard by pressing Ctrl+C, and then pasted onto the Derive 5 expression entry line by pressing Ctrl+V.
The Additional Resources section of the on-line help provides information about the Derive Web Page, The International DERIVE User Group, the DERIVE Internet Mailing List, and the Publishers of DERIVE.
The Frequently Asked Questions section of the on-line help includes interface, simplification, plotting, and printing questions as well as instructions for installation on a computer network.
The Technical Support section of the on-line help describes how to contact the TI-Cares technical support staff.