Getting Off the Grid
- Author:
- Jaime Dianzon
Do you want to get off the grid?
OBJECTIVE: To learn how to customize the Graphics View of the Graphing Perspective of GeoGebra Classic
The applet below displays the 
Graphics View of the 
Graphing Perspective of GeoGebra Classic. You may customize the Graphics View by displaying the coordinate axes (x- or y-axis or both) and the different types of grids.
You may also want to move the background of the Graphics View and zoom in to see more details or zoom out to make all created objects visible on screen.
Graphics View of the Graphing Perspective of GeoGebra Classic. You may customize the Graphics View by displaying the coordinate axes (x- or y-axis or both) and the different types of grids.
You may also want to move the background of the Graphics View and zoom in to see more details or zoom out to make all created objects visible on screen.Instructions
| 1. | 
| Click the Style Bar button in the upper right corner of the applet to display the Style Bar. |
| 2. |  | Click the Coordinate Axes button in the  Style Bar to show or hide the coordinate axes. |
| 3. |  | Click the Grid button and choose the kind of grid you like to display in the Graphics View. |
| 4. | 
| Use the Move Graphics View tool to click and drag the background of the Graphics View.
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| 5. |  | Use the Zoom In tool to zoom into your construction and see more details. You may also use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom in. |
| 6. |  | Use the Zoom Out tool to zoom out of your construction and get an overview. You may also use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom out. |
| 7. |  | Click on the Style Bar button and select Back to Default View to undo all changes to the Graphics View. |
| 8. | | Click the Style Bar button again to close the Style Bar. |
TRY IT YOURSELF ...
QUESTION 1: What do you think are the advantages of turning on the coordinate axes? Can you think of problems that can be better solved with just the x-axis on? just the y-axis on? both axes on? both axes off?
QUESTION 2: Which tools do you consider essential for every geometric construction such that they cannot be left out of the toolbar? Briefly justify your choice.
TODAY you learned how to customize the Graphics View of the Graphing Perspective of GeoGebra Classic.
PERFORCE, you had to get off the grid as you interacted with our applet. But wasn't it fun?