Edit Menu

Undo

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Z (MacOS: Cmd + Z)

This menu item allows you to undo your activities step by step.

Note: You can also use the Undo button to the right of the Toolbar.

Redo

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Y (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + Z)

This menu item allows you to redo your activities step by step.

Note: You can also use the Redo button to the right of the Toolbar.

Copy

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + C (MacOS: Cmd + C)

Copies the currently selected objects to GeoGebra's internal clipboard

Paste

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + V (MacOS: Cmd + V)

Pastes the objects from GeoGebra's internal clipboard into the currently selected Graphics View. You must then click the mouse where you would like to put them (if you move the mouse near an existing point it will "lock" onto it).

Object Properties…

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + E (MacOS: Cmd + E)

This menu item opens the Properties Dialog which allows you to modify the properties of all objects used in the GeoGebra file.

Select All

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + A (MacOS: Cmd + A)

This menu item allows you to select all objects used in your construction.

Select Current Layer

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + L (MacOS: Cmd + L)

This menu item allows you to select all objects that are on the same layer as a selected object.

Note: You need to select one object that lies on the desired layer prior to using this menu item.

Select Descendants

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + J (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + J)

This menu item allows you to select all objects that depend on the selected object.

Note: You need to select the parent object prior to using this menu item.

Select Ancestors

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + J (MacOS: Cmd + J)

This menu item allows you to select all objects that are ancestors of the selected object, meaning all objects the selected one depends on.

Note: You need to select the dependent object prior to using this menu item.

Invert Selection

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + I (MacOS: Cmd + I)

Deselects selected objects and vice versa.

Show / Hide Objects

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + G (MacOS: Cmd + G)

Toggles the visibity of selected objects.

Show / Hide Labels

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + G (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + G)

Shows hidden labels for selected objects and hides the shown ones.

Graphics View to Clipboard

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + C (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + C)

This menu item copies the Graphics View to your computer’s clipboard. Afterwards, you can easily paste this picture into other documents (e.g. word processing document).

Delete

Keyboard shortcut: Delete

This menu items allows you to delete selected objects and their dependent objects.

Note: You need to select the objects you want to delete first (e.g. use a selection rectangle).