Difference between revisions of "Text Tool"
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{{Tool|icon=Tool Insert Text.gif|name={{PAGENAME}}|type=special object}} | {{Tool|icon=Tool Insert Text.gif|name={{PAGENAME}}|type=special object}} | ||
| − | With this tool you can create static and dynamic text or LaTeX formulas in the [[Graphics View]] | + | With this tool you can create static and dynamic text or LaTeX formulas in the [[Graphics View]]. |
At first, you need to specify the location of the text in one of the following ways: | At first, you need to specify the location of the text in one of the following ways: | ||
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* Click on a point to create a new text that is attached to this point. | * Click on a point to create a new text that is attached to this point. | ||
| − | Then, a dialog appears where you may enter your text. | + | {{note|You may specify the position of a text as absolute on screen or relative to the coordinate system on tab Basic of the [[Properties Dialog]].}} |
| + | Then, a dialog appears where you may enter your text, which can be static, dynamic, or mixed. | ||
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| + | The text you type directly in the ''Edit'' field is considered as static, i.e. it's not affected by the objects modifications. If you need to create a dynamic text, which displays the changing values of an object, select the related object from the ''Objects'' drop-down list. The corresponding name is shown, enclosed in a grey box, in the ''Edit'' field, and its value is displayed in the ''Preview'' box. | ||
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| + | It is possible to perform algebraic operations on these objects, just clicking in the grey box and typing the algebraic operation or GeoGebra [[Text Commands|text command]] desired. The results of these operations will be dynamically shown in the resulting text, in the Graphics View. | ||
| − | + | Best visual results are obtained when using LaTex formatting for the formulas. Its use is simple and intuitive: just check the ''LaTeX Formula'' box, and select the desired formula template from the drop-down list. You can also select a variety of mathematical symbols and operators from the ''Symbols'' drop-down list. | |
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
* [[Texts]] | * [[Texts]] | ||
* [[LaTeX]] | * [[LaTeX]] | ||
| + | * [[Text Commands]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 20 November 2011
With this tool you can create static and dynamic text or LaTeX formulas in the Graphics View.
At first, you need to specify the location of the text in one of the following ways:
- Click in the Graphics View to create a new text at this location.
- Click on a point to create a new text that is attached to this point.
Then, a dialog appears where you may enter your text, which can be static, dynamic, or mixed.
The text you type directly in the Edit field is considered as static, i.e. it's not affected by the objects modifications. If you need to create a dynamic text, which displays the changing values of an object, select the related object from the Objects drop-down list. The corresponding name is shown, enclosed in a grey box, in the Edit field, and its value is displayed in the Preview box.
It is possible to perform algebraic operations on these objects, just clicking in the grey box and typing the algebraic operation or GeoGebra text command desired. The results of these operations will be dynamically shown in the resulting text, in the Graphics View.
Best visual results are obtained when using LaTex formatting for the formulas. Its use is simple and intuitive: just check the LaTeX Formula box, and select the desired formula template from the drop-down list. You can also select a variety of mathematical symbols and operators from the Symbols drop-down list.
