Style Bar

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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 can be opoened to using one of the following Style Bar Buttons and displays the options most useful to this View.

Stylingbar icon graphics.svg Stylingbar icon algebra.svg Stylingbar icon cas.svg Stylingbar icon spreadsheet.svg
Graphics View 3D Graphics View Algebra View CAS View Spreadsheet View


Stylingbar icon graphics.svg Graphics View Style Bar

Use the Stylingbar icon graphics.svg Graphics View Style Bar Button in order to open the Graphics View Style Bar providing the following options:

  • Stylingbar graphicsview show or hide the axes.svg Show / Hide the Axes: You may show or hide the coordinate axes.
  • Stylingbar graphicsview show or hide the grid.svg 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).
  • Stylingbar graphicsview standardview.svg 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.
  • Stylingbar graphicsview point capturing.svg 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.
  • Menu-options.svg Open the Properties Dialog: Open the Properties Dialog for the Graphics View or a selected object (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

3D Graphics View Style Bar

Use the 3D Graphics View Style Bar Button in order to open the 3D Graphics View Style Bar providing the following options:

  • Stylingbar graphics3D axes plane.svg Show / Hide the Axes: You may show or hide the coordinate axes, as well as the xOy-plane.
  • Stylingbar graphicsview show or hide the grid.svg Show / Hide the Grid: You may show or hide a grid in the xOy-plane.
  • Stylingbar graphicsview standardview.svg Go Back to Default View: You may move the coordinate system back to the default view.
  • Stylingbar graphicsview point capturing.svg 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.
  • Stylingbar graphics3D rotateview play.svg 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.
  • Stylingbar graphics3D view xy.svg Adjust the View Direction: You may choose between the view towards the Stylingbar graphics3D view xy.svg xOy-plane, Stylingbar graphics3D view xz.svg xOz-plane, Stylingbar graphics3D view yz.svg yOz-plane, or Stylingbar graphics3D standardview rotate.svg rotate back to the default view.
  • Stylingbar graphics3D clipping medium.svg Toggle Clipping Box: You may adapt the size of the clipping box and may choose between the options None, Stylingbar graphics3D clipping small.svg Small, Stylingbar graphics3D clipping medium.svg Medium and Stylingbar graphics3D clipping big.svg Large
  • Stylingbar graphics3D view orthographic.svg Choose the Type of Projection: You may choose between a Stylingbar graphics3D view orthographic.svg Parallel Projection, Stylingbar graphics3D view perspective.svg Perspective Projection, Stylingbar graphics3D view glases.svg Projection for 3D Glasses, and Stylingbar graphics3D view oblique.svg Oblique Projection.
  • Menu-options.svg Open the Properties Dialog: Open the Properties Dialog for the 3D Graphics View or a selected object (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

Stylingbar icon algebra.svg Algebra View Style Bar

Use the Stylingbar icon algebra.svg Algebra View Style Bar Button in order to open the Algebra View Style Bar providing the following options:

  • Show / Hide Auxiliary Objects: Toggling this button shows or hides Auxiliary Objects in the Algebra View.
  • Sort Objects by: You may organize the mathematical objects according to the following criteria:
    • Dependency: The mathematical objects are organized as Free Objects and Dependent Objects. If you create a new object without using any other existing objects, it is classified as a Free Object. If your newly created object was created by using other existing objects, it is classified as a Dependent Object.
    • Object Type: By default, the mathematical objects are organized by Object Types (e.g. Angles, Lines, Points), which are displayed in alphabetical order.
    • Layer: The mathematical objects are organized according to the layer they are drawn on. For more information see Layers.
    • Construction Order: The mathematical objects are organized by construction order.
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

Stylingbar icon cas.svg CAS View Style Bar

Use the Stylingbar icon cas.svg CAS View Style Bar Button in order to open the CAS View Style Bar providing the following options:

  • FormatText: Click on the button in order to change the Text Color and set the style to Bold or Italic.
  • Virtual Keyboard: Display a virtual keyboard in a separate window (GeoGebra Desktop).
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).

Stylingbar icon spreadsheet.svg Spreadsheet View Style Bar

Use the Stylingbar icon spreadsheet.svg Spreadsheet View Style Bar Button in order to open the Spreadsheet View Style Bar providing the following options:

  • Show Input Bar: Toggling this button shows or hides the Input Bar at the top of the Spreadsheet View (GeoGebra Desktop).
  • Bold: Set the font style to bold.
  • Italic: Set the font style to italic.
  • Stylingbar spreadsheet align left.svgText Alignment: Set the text alignment to Stylingbar spreadsheet align left.svg Left, Stylingbar spreadsheet align center.svg Center, or Stylingbar spreadsheet align right.svg Right.
  • Background Color: Change the background color of a cell.
  • Cell Borders: Change the style of the cell borders (GeoGebra Desktop)
  • Menu-options.svg Properties Dialog: Open the Properties Dialog (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps)
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may 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: You may choose between different point styles (e.g., dot, cross, arrow, diamond) and set the point size.
  • Line Style: You may choose between different line styles (e.g., dashed, dotted) and set the line thickness.
  • Color of Object: You may set a different color for the selected object.
  • Color and Transparency of Object Filling: You may choose the color and transparency of the filling for the selected object.
  • Text Style: You may set the Text Color, Background Color, Text Style (bold, italic), and Font Size for a text object.
  • Labelling Settings: You may choose from the following Labelling settings
    • Hidden: No label is displayed.
    • Name: Only the name of the object is displayed (e.g., A).
    • Name & Value: Name and value of the object are shown (e.g., A = (1, 1)).
    • Value: Only the value of the object is displayed (e.g., (1, 1)).
  • Caption: You may display a caption that differs from the name or value of the object (e.g., if you want to give several objects the same label) and can be specified in the Properties Dialog.
  • Absolute Position on Screen: You may fix an object (e.g. a text box) in the screen so that it is not affected by moving the (3D) Graphics View or zooming (GeoGebra Desktop).
  • Stylingbar dots.svg Display Views: You may display additional Views in the GeoGebra window (GeoGebra Web and Tablet Apps).
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