What is the Style Bar

The Style Bar allows you to quickly and easily change a selection of basic properties of Views or objects. In order to open or close the Style Bar, either click on the little arrow next to the name of the corresponding View in GeoGebra Desktop, or click the Style Bar Button in the GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps. Please note that there are still more properties you can change using the Properties Dialog.

Style Bar Options for Views

Each View has it’s own Style Bar options. Depending on the View you select, the Style Bar displays the options most useful to this View.

Graphics View Style Bar

The Graphics View Style Bar provides buttons to

Show / Hide the Axes: You may show or hide the coordinate axes.
Show / Hide the Grid: You may show or hide the grid (GeoGebra Desktop) or select which type of grid should be shown (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
Go Back to Default View: If the view on the Graphics View was changed before, this button sets the origin of the coordinate axes back to its default position.
Change the Point Capturing Settings: You can choose between the settings Automatic, Snap to Grid, Fixed to Grid, and Off. For more information please see Point Capturing.
Open the Properties Dialog: Open the Properties Dialog for the Graphics View or a selected object (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

3D Graphics View Style Bar

The 3D Graphics View Style Bar provides buttons to

Show / Hide the Axes: You may show or hide the coordinate axes, as well as the x-y-plane.
Show / Hide the Grid: You may show or hide a grid in the x-y-plane.
Go Back to Default View: You may move the coordinate system back to the default view.
Change the Point Capturing: You can choose between the settings Automatic, Snap to Grid, Fixed to Grid, and Off. For more information please see Point Capturing.
Start / Stop rotating the View Automatically: You may rotate the 3D Graphics View automatically and can set the direction as well as the speed of the rotation.
Adjust the View Direction: You may choose between the view towards the xOy-plane, xOz-plane, yOz-plane, or rotate back to the default view.
Choose the Type of Projection: You may choose between a Parallel Projection, Perspective Projection, Projection for 3D Glasses, and Oblique Projection.
Open the Properties Dialog: Open the Properties Dialog for the 3D Graphics View or a selected object (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

Algebra View Style Bar

The Algebra View Style Bar provides buttons to

show / hide Auxiliary Objects
sort the list of objects by different criteria
display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)

CAS View Style Bar

The CAS View Style Bar provides buttons to

change the text style and color
display a virtual keyboard (GeoGebra Desktop)
display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)

Spreadsheet View Style Bar

The Spreadsheet View Style Bar provides buttons to

show / hide the Input Bar
change the text style (Bold, Italic)
change the text alignment (Left, Center, Right)
change the background color
change the cell borders (GeoGebra Desktop)
open the Properties Dialog (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)
display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)

Style Bar Options for Tools and Objects

Depending on the Tool or existing object you select, the Style Bar offers a selection of buttons to change the following properties of either the selected object(s) or the object(s) you are about to create using the selected tool:

point style
line style
color of object
color and transparency of object filling
color, style, and font size of text
background color for text boxes
labelling settings
absolute position on screen (GeoGebra Desktop)
display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)

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