Graphics View: Using the construction tools
available in the Toolbar you can do geometric constructions in the Graphics
View with the mouse. Select any construction tool from the Toolbar and read the
Toolbar Help (next to the Toolbar) in order to find out how to use the selected
tool. Any object you create in the Graphics View also has an algebraic
representation in the Algebra View.
Every icon
in the Toolbar represents a toolbox that contains a selection of similar
construction tools. In order to open a toolbox, you need to click on the small
arrow in the lower right corner of the Toolbar icon.
Algebra view: In the
Algebra View, mathematical objects are organized as free and dependent objects.
If you create a new object without using any other existing objects, it is
classified as a free object. If your newly created object was created by using
other existing objects, it is classified as a dependent object.
Using the Input
Bar you can directly enter algebraic expressions in GeoGebra. After hitting
the Enter key your algebraic input appears in the Algebra
View while its graphical representation is automatically displayed in
the Graphics View.
