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Geometry
Default Styles
System options
Tool Configuration...
The Tool Configuration... command allows teachers to configure Cabri Geometry II tools in the
toolbar to the aptitude of their class. You can rearrange or remove any tool in the toolbar. You can
place a tool configuration file in the preferences folder to automatically open Cabri Geometry II
with the tool configuration specified in that file. The following steps show you how to customize
your toolbar.
1.
Select Tool Configuration in the Options menu.
2.
To remove any tool from its current toolbox, select the tool.
The tool becomes attached to the pointer.
3.
To relocate the attached tool to an existing toolbox, open any toolbox.
The relocated tool is inserted immediately below a tool that you highlighted with the cursor.
The tool will be copied to the top of the toolbox if you do not highlight another tool.
4.
To relocate the attached tool in a new toolbox, click in any empty section of the toolbar. To
remove the tool from the toolbar, click on the toolbar trash can.
5.
To add spaces between a toolbox or tool, press the spacebar while pressing and holding the
mouse button down. You can add up to five spaces between toolboxes or tools.
To remove spaces between a toolbox or tool, press the
holding the mouse button down.
6.
Add a password to prevent the tool configuration from being changed inadvertently.
7.
Save your new tool configuration. If you save it to a tool configuration file, you can use the
same configuration in future sessions of Cabri Geometry II. Otherwise, the configuration is
only valid for the current session. If you want to return the tool configuration back to the
factory configuration, click on the Factory Settings button.
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This Windows-version option lets you select if points should be implicitly
defined, and if objects should be drawn to infinity.
This Windows-version option lets you choose colors and font options for
all toolbar commands.
This Windows-version option lets you set the following:
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Bitmap Copy: œ Enhanced MetaFile format (EMF) for 32-bit versions of
Windows for high-quality, smooth lines. Supports only bit-mapped
format (BMP), which is optional for Windows 95 and required for
Windows 3.1x.
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System Pallet: Defines the color palette to use when Cabri is in the
background and the palette is changed by another application. œ Cabri
colors will change when another option is brought to the foreground.
Cabri uses only colors present in the default system palette.
4
Disable Undo: œ Undo is enabled. Undo is disabled, which provides for
faster manipulation of very large and complex figures.
4
Cursor Font: Lets you define the display font to use for display
indicators.
4
Menu Font: Lets you define the display font to use for menu options.
key while pressing and
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Chapter 2: Using the Menus
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