GeoGebra's User Interface
- Author:
- Joe Rowing, Lewis Prisco, GeoGebra Team German
- Topic:
- Mathematics
Below you can see the 
Graphics View and 
Algebra View of GeoGebra, which form one of GeoGebra's pre-defined Math Apps, the Graphing Calculator. Check out the user interface and familiarize yourself with its most important features.
Note: You may want to open the 
Math Apps menu using the 
Menu button, in order to select a different Math App (e.g. 
Geometry, 
Spreadsheet, 
CAS, 
3D Grapher, 
Probability).
Graphics View and Algebra View of GeoGebra, which form one of GeoGebra's pre-defined Math Apps, the Graphing Calculator. Check out the user interface and familiarize yourself with its most important features.
| Toolbar |  |
| Style Bar button |  |
| Menu button |  |
| Undo / Redo buttons |   |
Math Apps menu using the Menu button, in order to select a different Math App (e.g. Geometry, Spreadsheet, CAS, 3D Grapher, Probability).Graphing Calculator
How does GeoGebra Work?
In GeoGebra, geometry and algebra work side by side:
Using the provided geometry tools in the Toolbar you can create geometric constructions on the Graphics View with your mouse. At the same time the corresponding coordinates and equations are displayed in the Algebra View.
On the other hand, you can directly enter algebraic input, commands, and functions into the Input Field by using the keyboard. While the graphical representation of all objects is displayed in the Graphics View, their algebraic numeric representation is shown in the Algebra View.
Graphics View with your mouse. At the same time the corresponding coordinates and equations are displayed in the Algebra View.
On the other hand, you can directly enter algebraic input, commands, and functions into the Input Field by using the keyboard. While the graphical representation of all objects is displayed in the Graphics View, their algebraic numeric representation is shown in the Algebra View. Flexible user interface
The user interface of GeoGebra is flexible and can be adapted to your needs.
Examples
If you want to use GeoGebra in early middle school, you might want to work with a blank sheet in the Graphics View and use geometry tools. Later on, you might want to introduce the 
coordinate system using a 
grid (accessible from the 
Style Bar) to facilitate working with integer coordinates.
In high school, you might want to use algebraic input in order to guide your students through algebra on into calculus, or use the CAS for symbolic computations.
Graphics View and use geometry tools. Later on, you might want to introduce the coordinate system using a grid (accessible from the Style Bar) to facilitate working with integer coordinates.
In high school, you might want to use algebraic input in order to guide your students through algebra on into calculus, or use the CAS for symbolic computations.Different views of mathematics
GeoGebra offers the following Views:
These different Views can be shown or hidden using the 
View menu. For quick access to several predefined user interface configurations, you may want to try the Math Apps menu.
| | Graphics View | | 3D Graphics View | |
| | Algebra View | | | Computer Algebra System (CAS) View |
| | Spreadsheet View | | | Probability Calculator View |
View menu. For quick access to several predefined user interface configurations, you may want to try the Math Apps menu. Other components of the user interface
You may also customize GeoGebra’s user interface to meet your personal needs by changing the default Math Apps and adding other components.
GeoGebra’s user interface also provides a variety of dialogs. Different accessibility features as well as keyboard shortcuts allow you to access many features of GeoGebra more conveniently.