Chapter 2: Using the Menus 2-3
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Save as...
The
Save as
... command generates a dialog box for saving and naming the construction in the active
drawing window. The
Save as
dialog box provides the interface for saving a new file, saving a file to
a new file name, file type, or location, or saving an existing file. Enter the information requested in
the dialog box to save the file.
For the Macintosh only, you can save the file as a
text
file if you wish to view its contents with
another program. For example, you can copy data in the Cabri Geometry II table to word
processing or spreadsheet files for further analysis using this method.
Revert...
The
Revert...
command returns the construction to its most recently saved version. This feature is
useful if you make modifications to your file that you later want to disregard.
Revert
is especially
useful when demonstrating a construction in the classroom.
Show Drawing...
(Macintosh, DOS),
Show Page...
(Windows)
The size of the drawing window in which you build a geometric construction is one meter by one
meter.
Show Drawing/Show Page
lets you view this entire region. The entire figure, with the exception
of text or measurement, is displayed in the following dialog box shown below.
A small window represents the portion of your construction that is visible on your computer
screen. The construction cannot be manipulated at this stage, but you can position the window
anywhere within the one-square-meter
limits of the construction. Drag the window to move it to
a new section of your construction. Click
OK
or
Cancel
to accept or cancel the operation.
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For the Macintosh, the visible part of your construction can also be moved by clicking on the
scroll bars or by dragging the drawing window while pressing the
COMMAND
key. Pressing the
COMMAND
key changes the pointer to the
open hand
(
cursor; pressing the mouse button and
the
COMMAND
key changes the pointer to the
grasping hand
)
cursor. You can perform either
method without accessing the
Show Drawing/Show Page
command.
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For the DOS versions, the visible part of your construction can also be moved by dragging the
drawing window with the
grasping hand
)
cursor. Moving the pointer to the drawing window
changes the pointer to the
open hand
(
cursor; pressing the left mouse button changes the
pointer to the
grasping hand
)
cursor. You can perform either method without accessing the
Show Drawing/Show Page
command.
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For the Windows version, the visible part of your construction can be moved by also clicking
on and then dragging the drawing window.
Page Setup...
(Macintosh, Windows)
The
Page Setup...
command lets you specify the paper size and orientation (landscape or portrait),
as well as other options that vary according to the printer.
Note:
Cabri Geometry II prints figures to scale. That is, a triangle in your construction will be
printed exactly as specified, preserving the length of the sides and the measurement of the angles.
If you change the
Reduce or Enlarge
option from 100%, the exact size of the figure will not be
preserved.
