User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CABRI GEOMETRY II

[. . . ] CABRI GEOMETRYë II Guidebook for Macintoshë, Windowsë, and MS-DOSë Important Texas Instruments makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any programs or book materials and makes such materials available solely on an "as-is" basis. In no event shall Texas Instruments be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials, and the sole and exclusive liability of Texas Instruments, regardless of the form of action, shall not exceed the purchase price of this equipment. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against the use of these materials by any other party. Permission to Print Permission is hereby granted to teachers to reprint or photocopy in classroom, workshop, or seminar quantities the pages or sheets in this work that carry a Texas Instruments copyright notice. These pages are designed to be reproduced by teachers for use in their classes, workshops, or seminars with the accompanying Cabri Geometry II software, provided each copy made shows the copyright notice. [. . . ] The default size applies to labels, comments, numerical values, and properties. You can specify size independently for the Label, Comments, or Numerical Edit tools by first selecting the tool, and then changing the size in this menu. For classroom demonstrations, it is useful to set the default font size at 14 or 18 points. Style (Macintosh) The Style command in the Macintosh version lets you view the text styles available on your computer. For example, you can specify bold-italic text by selecting each style type separately. The default style applies to labels, comments, numerical values, and properties. You can specify style independently for the Label, Comments, or Numerical Edit tools by first selecting the tool, and then changing the style in this menu. Copying permitted provided TI copyright notice is included © 1997, 1999 Texas Instruments Incorporated Chapter 2: Using the Menus 2-11 Help Menu (Windows and DOS), A (Macintosh) The Help menu in the Windows and DOS versions, and A in the Macintosh version, let you view helpful information about each toolbar icon and information about the Cabri Geometry II software. Help Keyboard shortcut: F1 (DOS) The Help command displays a description of the selected toolbar icon in the Help window at the bottom of the Cabri Geometry II screen. For the Macintosh version, click on A to open the Help window. About (Cabri II) The About (Cabri II) command displays information about Cabri Geometry II that includes authors' names, copyright notice, and the version number of the software. 2-12 Chapter 2: Using the Menus Copying permitted provided TI copyright notice is included © 1997, 1999 Texas Instruments Incorporated Chapter 3: Using the Pointer Toolbox The Pointer toolbox contains the tools associated with Cabri Geometry II pointer features. These features allow you to select objects and to perform freehand transformations. The illustration below shows the location of the Pointer toolbox on the Cabri Geometry II toolbar, along with its pull-down menu. Procedures for using Pointer tools, including examples, are presented in this chapter in the order in which the tools appear on the pull-down menu. Pointer toolbox Pointer Rotate Dilate Rotate and Dilate Copying permitted provided TI copyright notice is included © 1997, 1999 Texas Instruments Incorporated Chapter 3: Using the Pointer Toolbox 3-1 Pointer The Pointer tool selects or moves objects in a freehand manner. Press and hold the mouse button in unoccupied space to observe all basic and independent points which display as flashing. You can also double-click on a label, comment, numerical value, or the table to automatically invoke the appropriate edit tool for the object. Selecting or moving objects 1. Selecting: Select an object by pointing and clicking when the cursor message appears for that object. Select multiple objects by pressing the SHIFT key when selecting objects, or by enclosing them in a marquee rectangle as shown in the example below. Deselect an object by pointing to an unoccupied location and clicking. Click to select. Point. This triangle Moving: Move an object by dragging it to a new location. If a selected object cannot be moved directly, the cursor reverts to the cross hair !instead of the dragging hand % cursor. Point. This triangle Drag. Example Selecting multiple objects using a marquee rectangle: Drag marquee rectangle around objects. Release mouse button to select objects. 3-2 Chapter 3: Using the Pointer Toolbox Copying permitted provided TI copyright notice is included © 1997, 1999 Texas Instruments Incorporated Rotate The Rotate tool rotates an object about its geometric center or about a defined point in a freehand manner. Rotating objects 1. Rotating about the geometric center: Select an object (not a point), and drag it in a circular motion. Note: Pressing the SHIFT key while dragging rotates the object in 15-degree increments. Drag object in a circular path. Rotating about a defined point: Select a desired rotation point, and drag the object around the point. Select a rotation point. Deselect the rotation point by clicking once in free space. Note: You can rotate an object automatically by using the Animation tool when the Rotate tool is visible on the toolbar. [. . . ] Select Dotted from the Draw toolbox. 2. Select the pattern for the outline. Select the outline attribute. 3. Select the object to be outlined. Select an object. 13-6 Chapter 13: Using the Draw Toolbox Copying permitted provided TI copyright notice is included © 1997, 1999 Texas Instruments Incorporated Modify Appearance The Modify Appearance tool changes the appearance of a point, the tick marks of an angle or a segment, the type of coordinate system, or the style of a comment. Modifying appearances 1. Select Modify Appearance from the Draw toolbox. 2. Select the appropriate option: 4 4 4 4 Points: small, medium, large, circular, or cross. Polar coordinates can be represented in degrees, gradients, or radians. Comments: transparent without border, opaque without border, transparent with border, or opaque with border. Select attributes to modify. Select corresponding objects. Parallelogram 4 3. Select the object you want to appear with the selected attribute. Example 1. [. . . ]