Using The Context Menu - Texas Instruments TINSPIRE Manual Book

Using the context menu

The context menu provides access to the tools most commonly used with
the selected objects. Different options can appear on the context menu
depending on the active object or the task you are performing.
You can display the context menu for an object in one of the following
ways.
Handheld: Move the pointer to the object and then press
Windows®: Right-click the object.
Macintosh®: Hold " and click the object.
Many of the options that appear on the context menu provide
convenient access to functionality that is also available from menus. The
context menu can include the following options that are not available on
the application menus.
• Click
Recent
shows tools used for any Graphs & Geometry application, regardless
of the document in which they were used.
• The option lets you show a persistent label near a selected
Label
object.
• The option lets you change the line color or fill color of selected
Color
objects (such as a function graph, shape, or point).
Note: Color is supported for the TI-Nspire™ software in
Normal/Desktop view. If you are working in the Handheld view or
using the TI-Nspire™ handheld, the colors display as shades of gray.
• The
Edit Relation
the selected function.
• The
Convert to Analytic
text created in one view to text that will display in the other. For
example, select the text box and click
context menu to change text you created in Graphing View to text
that will display in Plane Geometry view.
• The option lets you create a text chain, constraining the
Attach
relative horizontal or vertical position of one text object with respect
to another text object of the same type (analytic or geometric).
• The option lets you group multiple objects and move them
Group
simultaneously. A single label (rather than multiple label displays)
reduces screen clutter
• The option lets you pin objects to prevent accidental moves as you
Pin
make other changes on the work area. You can pin points, shapes,
to view and access the 9 most recently used tools. Recent
option moves the focus to the entry line for editing
and
Convert to Geometric
Convert to Geometric
Graphs & Geometry
/ b
.
options change
on the
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