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Tools enable you to produce new objects using your pointing device. All of them have their [[commands]] equivalents which are suitable for more complicated constructions.
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[[:Category:Tools|GeoGebra’s ''Tools'']] enable you to produce new [[Objects]] using your pointing device. They can be activated by clicking on the corresponding buttons of the ''[[Toolbar]]''.  
  
Construction tools or modes can be activated by clicking on the buttons of the [[Toolbar]]. You can click on the small arrow in the lower right corner of an icon to open a Toolbox with similar other tools. Other way of selecting tools is using the [[Tools Menu]].
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{{note|All [[:Category:Tool''Tools'']] have their [[:Category:Command|''Commands equivalents'']] which are suitable for more complicated constructions.}}
  
By default, the tools are ordered in twelve toolboxes:
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==Different Toolbars for Different Views==
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Each [[Views|''View'']] except the ''[[Algebra View]]'' has its own ''Toolbar'', providing ''Tools'' specific for the ''View'' you are working with.
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*[[Graphics Tools|''Graphics View Toolbar'']]
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*[[3D Graphics Tools|''3D Graphics View Toolbar'']]
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*[[CAS Tools|''CAS View Toolbar'']]
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*[[Spreadsheet Tools|''Spreadsheet View Toolbar'']]
  
* [[Movement Tools]]
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Once you start using another [[Views|''View'']] within the GeoGebra window, the ''[[Toolbar]]'' changes automatically. If you open another ''View'' in a separate window, it will have its ''[[Toolbar]]'' attached.
* [[Point Tools]]
 
* [[Line Tools]]
 
* [[Special Line Tools]]
 
* [[Polygon Tools]]
 
* [[Circle and Arc Tools]]
 
* [[Conic Section Tools]]
 
* [[Measurement Tools]]
 
* [[Transformation Tools]]
 
* [[Special Object Tools]]
 
* [[Action Object Tools]]
 
* [[General Tools]]
 
* [[Custom Tools]]
 
  
You can reorder these toolboxes and save the setting in the [[Reference:File_Format#.ggb_-_GeoGebra_Worksheet|GeoGebra Worksheet (*.ggb)]]. See [[Toolbar#Customizing the Toolbar|Customizing the Toolbar]] for details.
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==Toolboxes==
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Each ''[[Toolbar]]'' is divided into ''Toolboxes'', containing one or more related [[:Category:Tool|''Tools'']]. You may open a ''Toolbox'' by clicking
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*on one of the default ''Tools'' in the ''Toolbar'' (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)
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*on the little arrow in the lower right corner of the default ''Tools'' (GeoGebra Desktop).
  
{{note|With most construction tools you can easily create new points by clicking on empty spaces on the drawing pad.}}
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You can reorder these ''Toolboxes'' and save the setting in the [[Reference:File_Format#.ggb_-_GeoGebra_Worksheet|GeoGebra Worksheet (*.ggb)]]. See [[Toolbar#Customizing the Toolbar|Customizing the Toolbar]] for details.
  
In [[CAS View]] and [[Spreadsheet View]] you can use [[CAS Tools]] and [[Spreadsheet Tools]] respectively.
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==More Information about Tools==
 
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For more information please check our [[:Category:Tools|complete list of all available ''Tools'']] as well as the general information about [[Toolbar|''Toolbars'']], creating ''[[Custom Tools]]'' and [[Toolbar#Customizing the Toolbar|Customizing the Toolbar]].
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Revision as of 11:47, 20 October 2014



GeoGebra’s Tools enable you to produce new Objects using your pointing device. They can be activated by clicking on the corresponding buttons of the Toolbar.

Note: All Category:Tool''Tools'' have their Commands equivalents which are suitable for more complicated constructions.

Different Toolbars for Different Views

Each View except the Algebra View has its own Toolbar, providing Tools specific for the View you are working with.

Once you start using another View within the GeoGebra window, the Toolbar changes automatically. If you open another View in a separate window, it will have its Toolbar attached.

Toolboxes

Each Toolbar is divided into Toolboxes, containing one or more related Tools. You may open a Toolbox by clicking

  • on one of the default Tools in the Toolbar (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)
  • on the little arrow in the lower right corner of the default Tools (GeoGebra Desktop).

You can reorder these Toolboxes and save the setting in the GeoGebra Worksheet (*.ggb). See Customizing the Toolbar for details.

More Information about Tools

For more information please check our complete list of all available Tools as well as the general information about Toolbars, creating Custom Tools and Customizing the Toolbar.

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