1-8 Chapter 1: Learning the Basics
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First Steps
(Continued)
About menus and toolboxes
Operations are grouped by type in the pull-down menus located on the menu bar and on the
toolbar. Once a tool is selected, it remains active until you select another tool. If the icon of the
tool you want is shown on the toolbar, select it by clicking once on the icon. Commands in the
menu bar must be selected each time they are used.
Descriptions of the Cabri Geometry II menus and toolboxes follow:
MENUS
Apple
(Macintosh only)
Apple menu items or the Cabri Geometry II logo screen.
File
Commands for opening, closing, saving, or printing constructions.
Edit
Commands for selecting or copying objects, refreshing the drawing window,
or replaying constructions.
Options
Commands for tool configurations, hide/show attributes, preferences, or
setting software defaults (Macintosh only).
Window
(Windows)
Standard Windows display options.
Help
(Windows, DOS)
Help options.
TOOLBOXES
Tools for ...
Pointer
Selecting or for free-hand transformations.
Points
Constructing points.
Lines
Constructing linear objects.
Curves
Constructing circles, arcs, or conics.
Construct
Euclidean geometry constructions.
Transform
Transformational geometry.
Macro
Making macros. New macros become part of this toolbox.
Check Property
Checking properties of constructions based on Euclidean geometry.
Measure
Measurements or calculations.
Display
Annotating your constructions or animating objects.
Draw
Changing the appearance of objects or displaying the coordinate system.