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Tour 1 & 2

Geometer's Sketchpad Introduction

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How do you start Sketchpad?Double-click the Sketchpad icon.
What tools would you use to draw a triangle?Segment tool and Point tool.
How would you select all of the points on the screen at once?Point tool - Select All Points from the Edit menu.
If all the points on the screen are selected, how can you deselect only one of them and leave the others selected?Hold Shift and click the point you want to deselect.
How can you change the shape of a triangle?Selection Arrow - drag a vertex or edge.
How can you clear all the objects from the current sketch?Hold Shift and select Undo All from the Edit menu.
If you've got one selected point, what would you do to create another one without deselecting the first point?Hold Shift and use Point tool to place a new point in your sketch.
How can you select a segment while keeping the Point tool the active tool?Hold Ctrl to use the Selection Arrow tool temporarily.
How can you create a segment without using the Segment tool?Select 2 pts. and use the Segment command in the Construct menu (Ctrl+L)
How can you create a point at the midpoint of a segment?Choose the Midpoint command in the Construct menu (Ctrl+M)

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