Geometric Input 2.1. GeneralNotes TheGraphicsViewshowsthegraphicalrepresentationofmathematicalobjects(e.g., points,vectors,segments,polygons,functions,curves,straightlines,conicsections). Wheneverthemouseismovedoveroneoftheseobjectsadescriptionappearsasarollovertextandtheobjectishighlighted. Thereareseveraltools/modestotellGeoGebrahowitshouldreacttomouseinputinthe GraphicsView(seesectionConstructionTools).Forexample,clickingonthedrawingpad cancreateanewpoint(seetool NewPoint),intersecttwoobjects(seetool Intersect TwoObjects),orcreateacircle(see Circletools). 2.2.

. ConstructionTools Thefollowingconstructiontoolsormodescanbeactivatedbyclickingonthebuttonsofthe Toolbar.Youcanclickonthesmallarrowinthelowerrightcornerofanicontoopena Toolboxwithsimilarothertools. Note:Withmostconstructiontoolsyoucaneasilycreatenewpointsbyclickingonempty spacesonthedrawingpad. SelectingObjects Toselectanobjectmeanstoclickonitwiththemouseafterselectingthe Movetool. Ifyouwanttoselectseveralobjectsatthesametime,youcoulddrawaselectionrectangle: Selectthe Movetoolandclickonthepositionofthefirstcornerofyourdesiredselectio rectangle.Holdtheleftmousekeypresseddownandmovethepointertothepositionof thediagonallyoppositecornerofyourdesiredselectionrectangle.Afterreleasingthemouse button,allobjectswithintheselectionrectangleareselected. Note:ByholdingtheCtrl-key(MacOS:Cmd-key)whileclickingondifferentobjects,youcan selectseveralobjectsatthesametime. FastRenamingofObjects ToquicklyrenameaselectedornewlycreatedobjectjuststarttypingtoopentheRename dialogforthisobject.Then,typeinthenewnameoftheselectedobjectandclickontheOK button.17 2.2.1. General Tools CopyVisualStyle Thistoolallowsyoutocopyvisualproperties(e.g.,color,size,linestyle)fromoneobje oneormoreotherobjects.Todoso,firstselecttheobjectwhosepropertiesyouwantto copy.Then,clickonallotherobjectsthatshouldadopttheseproperties. DeleteObject Clickonanyobjectyouwanttodelete(alsoseecommandDelete). Note:Youcanusethe Undobuttonifyouaccidentallydeletedthewrongobject. Move Draganddropfreeobjectswiththemouse.Ifyouselectanobjectbyclickingonitin Movemode,youmay deletetheobjectbypressingtheDelete-key movetheobjectbyusingthearrowkeys(seesectionManualAnimation) Note:Youcanquicklyactivatethe MovetoolbypressingtheEsc-keyofyourkeyboard. MoveDrawingPad DraganddropthedrawingpadintheGraphicsViewtochangeitsvisiblearea. Note: YoucanalsomovethedrawingpadbypressingtheShift-key(MSWindows:alsoCtrlkey)anddraggingitwiththemouseinanymode. Inthismodeyoucanalsoscaleeachoftheaxesbydraggingitwiththemouse. RecordtoSpreadsheet Thistoolallowsyoutomoveanobjectandtorecordasequenceofitsvaluesinthe SpreadsheetView.Thistoolworksfornumbers,points,andvectors. Note:GeoGebrawillusethefirsttwoemptycolumnsoftheSpreadsheetViewtorecordthe valuesoftheselectedobjects. Relation Selecttwoobjectstogetinformationabouttheirrelationinapop-upwindow(alsosee commandRelation).