Options Menu

Global options may be changed in the menu Options.

Note: To change object settings, please use the Context Menu and Properties Dialog.

Algebra Descriptions

You can set how will objects be represented in Algebra View with this item. There are three possibilities:

Value

show current value of the object.

Definition

show user-friendly description of the object, e.g. "Intersection of a and b."

Command

show the command that was used to create the object, e.g. "Intersect[a,b]".

Point Capturing

This menu item offers four different options for points:

Automatic

turns point capturing On when the grid or the coordinate axes are shown, and Off when both are hidden.

Snap to Grid

when a point is close enough to an intersection of lines of the grid, it will align to it.

Fixed to Grid

a point can be placed only on the intersections of lines of the grid.

Off

no capturing is applied to the point.

Note: Snap to Grid and Fixed to Grid options, when selected, remain active even though the grid is hidden.

Rounding

This menu item allows you to set the number of decimal places or significant figures displayed on screen.

Labeling

You can specify whether the label of a newly created object should be shown or not. You can choose between the settings All New Objects, No New Objects, New Points Only, and Automatic.

Note: The setting Automatic shows the labels of newly created objects if the Algebra View is shown.

Font Size

This menu item determines the font size for labels and text in points (pt).

Note: If you are using GeoGebra as a presentation tool, increasing the font size makes it easier for your audience to read text, labels, and algebraic input you are using.

Language

GeoGebra is multilingual and allows you to change the current language setting. This affects all input including command names and all output.

Note: No matter which language was selected, the globe icon will lead you back to the language menu. All language names are always displayed in English.

Settings ...

This menu item opens the Settings Dialog.

Note: You can also open this dialog window by right clicking (Mac OS: Ctrl‐click) on the Graphics View or Spreadsheet View and selecting Graphics ... and Spreadsheet Options respectively.

Save Settings

GeoGebra remembers your favorite settings (e. g., settings in the Options menu, current Toolbar and Graphics View settings) if you select Save settings in the Options menu.

Restore Default Settings

You can restore the default settings of GeoGebra using this menu item.