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- A -

About Sketchpad

Abscissa & Ordinate Command

Abscissa (x) Command

Absolute Value

Accelerated Graphics

Accuracy

Action Buttons

Animation

default text style for

Hide/Show

keyboard shortcuts for

Link

Movement

prerequisites for

Presentation

Reset

Scroll

Sound

Add Table Data Command

Advanced Graphics Export

Advanced Preferences

Export

Sampling

System

Advanced Preferences Command

Advanced Topics

Advanced Graphics Export

Advanced Text Topics

Advanced Tool Topics

aligning text objects

alternate Tool Folders

automatically matching a given object

Command-Line Flags (Windows only)

Deregistering Sketchpad

generating specific labels in custom tools

iterating text

labeling objects with a custom sequence

License Information

recognizing text from Sketchpad 4

Sketchpad’s Internal Mathematics

Sketchpad’s Menu Structure

Unicode

using a custom tool as a command

Align Text Objects

Alt Key

Angle Bisector Command

Angle Command

Angle Marker Properties

Angle Marker Types

clockwise

counter-clockwise

reflex

simple

Angle Markers

creating

definitions of

line and point style

properties

Animate Command

Animate Properties

Animation

animating a parameter

animating a point on a path

animating an independent point

default speed

direction of motion

increasing/decreasing speed

pausing

resuming

speed of motion

starting

stopping

Animation Buttons

creating

properties

Animation Command

Appendix

Advanced Topics

Credits

JavaSketchpad and Web-Based Dynamic Geometry

License

special constructions and techniques

Technical and Installation Support

Arc Angle Command

Arc Length Command

Arc on Circle Command

Arc Overbar

Arc Sector Command

Arc Sectors

Arc Segment Command

Arc Segments

Arc through 3 Points Command

Arcs

Sectors

Segments

Area Command

Arrow Keys

Arrow Tools

adding/removing table data

changing the domain of a plot

constructing a point of intersection

dragging

marking a center or mirror

resizing a caption

resizing a picture

selecting and deselecting

selecting overlapping objects

selecting parents and children

Tools Preferences

Automatically match sketch object

Axes

default text style for tick numbers

Properties

Axis

changing the scale

Axis Properties

- B -

Background Color

Balloons

controlling behavior

showing and hiding

- C -

Calculate Command

Calculations

accuracy vs. precision

Calculator

entering e

entering π

Equation menu

Functions menu

input area

inserting a function

inserting a new parameter

inserting a value

keypad

parts

preview area

Units menu

Values menu

Captions

aligning

creating

default text style

editing

grouping

keys for editing

mathematical notation

operators

overbars

resizing

symbols

Unicode

Change the Scale of an Axis

Choose Tool Folder Command

Circle by Center+Point Command

Circle by Center+Radius Command

Circle Interior Command

Circle Interiors

Circles

unit circle

Circumference Command

Clear Command

Close Command

cm

Color

of objects

Other Color

Parametric Color

Color Picker

for Macintosh

for Windows

Color Preferences

Color Submenu

editing the colors

Other Color

Parametric Color

Colors of Objects

Command Key

Command-Line Flags (Windows Version)

Compass Tool

Congruent Angles

Congruent Segments

Construct Menu

Angle Bisector

Arc on Circle

Arc Sector

Arc Segment

Arc through 3 Points

Circle by Center+Point

Circle by Center+Radius

Circle Interior

Interior

Intersection

Line

Locus

Midpoint

Parallel Line

Perpendicular Line

Point on Object

Polygon Interior

Ray

Segment

Coordinate Distance Command

Coordinate Systems

creating

default text style for tick numbers

modifying

multiple

using

Coordinates Command

Copy Command

format of picture on clipboard

Create a Caption

Create a JavaSketchpad Web Page

Create New Tool Command

Credits

GLee Library for OpenGL

Pthreads Win32

Crop Picture to Polygon Command

Custom Commands

Custom Tools

applying a custom tool step-by-step

as commands

automatically matching a given object

choosing

copying

creating

generating specific labels

given objects and steps

managing

matching given objects

organizing

properties of given objects and steps

removing

renaming

showing the Script View

using

using a custom tool as a command

viewing

Custom Tools Menu

Choose Tool Folder

Create New Tool

Forget Tool Folder

Show Script View

Tool Options

Custom Transformed Images

Cut Command

format of picture on clipboard

- D -

Define Coordinate System Command

Define Custom Transform Command

Define Derivative Function Command

Define Function from Drawing Command

Define Function from Picture Command

Define Origin Command

Define Unit Circle Command

Define Unit Distance Command

Degrees

Depth of Iteration

Dialog Boxes

Add Table Data

Advanced Preferences

Calculator

Color Picker

Define Custom Transform

Dilate

Document Options

Edit Custom Transforms

entering mathematical expressions

Iterate

Label Multiple Objects

Motion Controller

New Function Calculator

New Parameter

Open

Other Color

Paremetric Color

Plot Curve

Plot Points

Plot Table Data

Plot Value

Preferences

Properties

Remove Table Data

Rotate

Save As

Script View

Sketchpad LessonLink

Sketchpad Sketch Exchange

Text Palette

Text Styles

Toolbox

Translate

Dilate Arrow Tool

Dilate Command

Directed Degrees

Display

Color

Display Attributes

color

label

visibility

Display Menu

Animate

Color

Erase Traces

Hide Objects

Increase/Decrease Speed

Label Object

Line Style

Other Color

Parametric Color

Pause Animation

Point Style

Resume Animation

Show All Hidden

Show/Hide Labels

Show/Hide Motion Controller

Show/Hide Text Palette

Show/Hide Toolbox

Stop Animation

Text

Trace

Distance Command

Distance unit

Document Options

Document Options Command

Document Windows

page tabs

status line

Documents

document options

pages

tool options

tools

windows

Domain of Locus

Dotted Grid Command

Drawings

changing color

creating

erasing ink from

used to define a function

Driver of Locus

- E -

Edit a Caption

Edit Boxes for Parameters

Edit Calculation Command

Edit Custom Transforms Command

Edit Definition Command

Edit Function Command

Edit Menu

Action Buttons

Advanced Preferences

Animation

Clear

Copy

Crop Picture to Polygon

Cut

Edit Calculation

Edit Definition

Edit Function

Edit Parameter

Hide/Show

Link

Merge

Movement

Paste

Paste Replacement Picture

Preferences

Presentation

Properties

Redo

Redo All

Scroll

Select All

Select Children

Select Parents

Sound

Split

Undo

Undo All

Edit Parameter Command

Enter Key

Equation Command

Erase Traces Command

Erasing Ink

Escape Key

Exponent Symbol

Export Preferences

- F -

Family of Curves

Family of Functions

Family of Loci

Fibonacci Sequence

File Menu

Close

Document Options

New Sketch

Open

Page Setup

Print

Print Preview

Quit

Save

Save As

Sketchpad LessonLink

Sketchpad Sketch Exchange

Forget Tool Folder Command

Fractals

Fraction Notation

Function Notation

f(x) notation

y= notation

Function Plots

continuous and discrete

default number of samples

domain of

number of samples

Properties

Functions

built-in functions

composite

creating

data-defined

default text style

derivative

editing

f(x) notation

family of

in calculations

parametric

properties

smoothing

standard functions

tracing

transforming

y= notation

- G -

Geoboard

Glide Reflection

Graph Menu

Define Coordinate System

Define Origin

Define Unit Circle

Define Unit Distance

Dotted Grid

Grid Form

Mark Coordinate System

Plot as (r, θ)

Plot as (x, y)

Plot Function

Plot New Function

Plot Parametric Curve

Plot Points

Plot Table Data

Plot Value on Axis

Plot Value on Path

Show Grid

Snap Points

Graphics Acceleration

Greek letters

in labels

Grid Form Command

- H -

Help Menu

License Information

Purchase Information

Hide Objects Command

Hide/Show Buttons

creating

properties

Hide/Show Command

Hide/Show Properties

Hot Text

inserting links

inserting values as addends

mathematical expressions in

picture icons

using links

- I -

Inch

Increase/Decrease Speed Command

Information Balloons

Information Tool

Tools Preferences

Interior Command

Interiors

random coloring

Intersection Command

Italics in Mathematical Expressions

Iterate Command

Iterate dialog box

multiple iteration maps

Iterate to Depth Command

Iterated Images

Iterations

default maximum number of samples

depth

geometric

Iterate dialog box

multiple iteration maps

numeric

parametric depth

properties of

randomize points on paths

table

terminal point

- J -

JavaSketchpad

creating a JavaSketchpad web page

folder structure

modifying and publishing your pages

web publishing overview

what can go wrong

- K -

Keyboard

adjustment value for parameters

keys for editing captions

mathematical expressions in dialog boxes

special keyboard shortcuts

the Enter key

the Esc key

the Shift key

the Tab key

- L -

Label Object Command

label multiple objects

reset next labels

Label Properties

Labels

automatically matching

default

default text style

editing

generating specific labels in custom tools

Greek letters

hiding

in custom tools

labelling multiple objects

positioning

properties

resetting next  labels

showing

subscripts

symbols

Unicode

Layered Objects

Learning Center

Length Command

LG Public License

License

License Information

Line Command

Line Overbar

Line Style

Line Style Command

Line Tool

Lines

arrowheads on exported lines

Link Buttons

creating

properties

Link Command

Link Properties

Loci

constructing

continuous and discrete

default number of samples

domain

driver

examples

number of samples

resizing

Locus Command

- M -

Magnetism, Selection

Mark Angle Command

Mark Center Command

Mark Commands

Mark Coordinate System Command

Mark Distance Command

Mark Mirror Command

Mark Ratio Command

Mark Scale Factor Command

Mark Segment Ratio Command

Mark Vector Command

Marker Properties

Marker Tool

Tools Preferences

Mathematical Notation

Measure Menu

Abscissa & Ordinate

Abscissa (x)

Angle

Arc Angle

Arc Length

Area

Circumference

Coordinate Distance

Coordinates

Distance

Equation

Length

Ordinate (y)

Perimeter

Polar Direction (θ)

Polar Distance & Direction

Polar Distance (r)

Radius

Ratio

Slope

Value of Point

Measurements

accuracy vs. precision

Menus

Construct

Context

Custom Tools

Display

Edit

File

Graph

Help

Measure

Number

Transform

Window

Merge Command

exploring constructions

merging a picture to a point

merging a point to a path

merging text to a point

merging two points

Midpoint Command

Modify and Publish Your Pages

Motion Controller

changing the speed of an object

reversing a moving object

selecting a moving object

showing and hiding

starting an animation

stopping a moving object

Motion Controller Parts

Animate button

Pause button

Reverse button

Speed controls

Stop button

Target menu

Move Properties

Movement Buttons

creating

properties

Movement Command

Multiple Coordinate Systems

- N -

New Function Command

New Parameter Command

New Sketch Command

Notation, Mathematical

Number Menu

Add Table Data

Calculate

Define Derivative Function

Define Function from Drawing

Define Function from Picture

New Function

New Parameter

Remove Table Data

Tabulate

- O -

Object Attributes

Object Categories

layered objects

paths

plots and sampled objects

straight objects

text objects

translucent objects

values

Object Labels

Object Properties

arrow selectable

description

parents & children

Objects

action buttons

angle markers

animating

animation buttons

arc sectors

arc segments

arcs

attributes

axes

calculations

captions

categories

circle interiors

circles

coordinate systems

default colors

dragging

drawings

function plots

functions

hide/show buttons

interiors

iterated images

iterations

labelling

labels

layered objects

lines

link buttons

loci

measurements

movement buttons

parameters

parametric plots

paths

pictures

plots

points

polygon interiors

polygons

presentation buttons

properties

rays

relationships

sampled objects

scroll buttons

segments

sound buttons

straight objects

tables

text objects

tick marks

tracing

translucent objects

values

Online Resource Center

Opacity

Opacity Properties

Open Command

Option Key

Ordinate (y) Command

Other Color Command

Overbars

- P -

Page Setup Command

Page Tabs

Pages

adding

changing the order

copying

page tabs

removing

renaming

Palettes

Parallel Line Command

Parameter Properties

Parameters

animating

animation domain

changing to calculation

creating

drag-adjusting

edit box

editing

keyboard adjustment

properties

Parametric Color Command

Parametric Depth of Iteration

Parametric Plots

continuous and discrete

domain

number of samples

Properties

Parent-Child Relationships

Merge command

Split command

Paste Command

Paste Replacement Picture Command

Path Objects

Pause Animation Command

Perimeter Command

Perpendicular Bisector Custom Tool

Perpendicular Line Command

Picture Gallery

Pictures

attaching to points

controlling resolution

controlling transparency

cropping

custom transformations

defining functions

dragging and dropping

drawing a picture

importing

iterations

loci

pasting

transforming

used to define a function

Pixels

Plot as (r, θ) Command

Plot as (x, y) Command

Plot Function Command

Plot New Function Command

Plot Parametric Curve Command

Plot Points Command

Plot Properties

allowable distortion

arrowheads

continuous & discrete

domain

function plots

loci

number of samples

parametric plots

sampled transformed paths

sampled transformed pictures

Plot Table Data Command

Plot Value on Axis Command

Plot Value on Path Command

Plots and Sampled Objects

function plots

loci

parametric plots

Properties

sampled transformed paths

sampled transformed pictures

Point on Object Command

Point Style

Point Style Command

Point Tool

Points

constructing

defining transformations

measuring

merging

splitting

Polar Direction (θ) Command

Polar Distance & Direction Command

Polar Distance (r) Command

Polygon Interior Command

Polygon Interiors

Polygon Tools

Tools Preferences

Polygons

framed

Position or Change a Label

Precision

Preferences

Advanced

Color

degrees

directed degrees

editing the color submenu

Export (Advanced)

radians

resetting

Sampling (Advanced)

System (Advanced)

Text

Text Style

Tools

Units

Presentation Buttons

creating

properties

sequential

simultaneous

Presentation Command

Presentation Properties

Print Command

Print Preview Command

Program Updates

Properties

Animate

Axis

Function

Hide/Show

Iteration

Label

Link

Marker

Move

Object

Opacity

Parameter

Plot

Presentation

Scroll

Table

Value

Properties Command

- Q -

Quit Command

- R -

Radians

Radius Command

Random Coloring of Interiors

Randomize Iterated Points

Ratio

of three points

of two segments

Ratio Command

Ray Command

Ray Overbar

Ray Tool

Rays

arrowheads on exported rays

Redo Command

Reference Center

Reflect Command

Remote Documents

opening

Remove Table Data Command

Reset Buttons

Reset Next Labels command

Resize a Caption

Resolution of the Screen

Resume Animation Command

Rotate Arrow Tool

Rotate Command

- S -

Sample Documents

Sample Sketches & Tools

Sampled Transformed Paths

Sampled Transformed Pictures

Properties

Sampling Preferences

Save As Command

Save Command

Scaling

Screen Resolution

Script View

applying a custom tool step-by-step

changing font size

given objects and steps

printing the Script View

Properties of given objects and steps

showing and hiding

tool comment

using a custom tool as a command

Scroll Buttons

creating

properties

Scroll Command

Scroll Properties

Scrolling a Sketch

Segment Command

Segment Overbar

Segment Tool

Segments

Select All Command

selecting all objects of a specific type

Select Children Command

Select Parents Command

Selection Magnetism

Selection Rectangle

Shift Key

Show All Hidden Command

Show Grid Command

Show or Hide a Label

Show Script View Command

Show/Hide Labels Command

Show/Hide Motion Controller Command

Show/Hide Text Palette Command

Show/Hide Toolbox Command

Sierpiński Gasket

Sketch Background Color

Sketch Exchange

Sketch Window

Sketchpad 4 Documents

Sketchpad 5 New Features

Sketchpad Documents

Sketchpad LessonLink Command

Sketchpad Resource Center

Sketchpad’s Internal Mathematics

Sketchpad’s Menu Structure

Sliders

Slope Command

SMART Board

dragging objects independently

erasing ink

multi-touch dragging

Snap Points Command

Sound Buttons

creating

Sound Command

Special Constructions

Use Signum to Construct a Piecewise Function

Special Constructions and Techniques

Angle of Fixed Measure

Congruent Angles

Congruent Segments

Construct a Slider

Explore Constructions with Split and Merge

Geoboard

Perpendicular Bisector Tool

Segment of Fixed Length

Show Just One Hidden Object

Sierpiński Gasket

Zoom In and Out on a Sketch

Specific Angles

when constructing a circle

when constructing a polygon edge

when constructing a straight object

when dragging straight objects

Split Command

exploring constructions

splitting a point apart

splitting a point from its defintion

splitting a point from its parents

Split/Merge command

Square Root Symbol

Standard Functions

abs

Arccos

Arcsin

Arctan

cos

ln

log

round

sgn

signum

sin

sqrt

tan

trunc

Status Line

Stop Animation Command

Straight Objects

Straightedge Tools

construct a straight object at a specific angle

Subscripts

in labels

Support, Technical

Symbols

System Preferences

editing the color submenu

- T -

Tab Key

Tables

default text style

iterated values

Properties

Tabulate Command

Teaching with Sketchpad

Technical and Installation Support

Technical Support

Terminal Point Command

Terminal Point of Iteration

Tesselations

Text

size

style

Text Command

Text Objects

aligning

formatting

merging to a point

positioning

Text Palette

grouping buttons

mathematical notation

moving

operator buttons

overbar buttons

parts of

showing and hiding

symbol buttons

Text Preferences

Text Style for New Objects

Text Style Preferences

Text Tool

Tick Mark Properties

Tick Marks

arrow

creating

crossbar

Line Style

properties

Tool Folder

alternate Tool Folders

choosing

forgetting

storing a tool in

Tool Options Command

Toolbox

showing and hiding

Tools

Arrow

Compass

Custom

Dilate Arrow

Information

Line

Marker

Point

Polygon

Polygon and Edges

Polygon Edges

Ray

Rotate Arrow

Segment

Straightedge

Text

Translate Arrow

Tools Preferences

Trace Command

Traces

erasing

fading

starting

stopping

Trademarks

Transform Menu

Define Custom Transform

Dilate

Edit Custom Transforms

Iterate

Iterate to Depth

Mark Angle

Mark Center

Mark Commands

Mark Distance

Mark Mirror

Mark Ratio

Mark Scale Factor

Mark Segment Ratio

Mark Vector

Reflect

Rotate

Terminal Point

Translate

Translate

by marked vector

by polar vector

by rectangular vector

Translate Arrow Tool

Translate Command

Translucent Objects

Trig Axes

Tutorials

- U -

Undo Command

Unicode

in labels

Unit Circle

Unit Preferences

Units Preferences

Updates

Using Sketchpad: Tutorials

- V -

Value of Point Command

Value Properties

Values

default text style

- W -

Web Publishing Overview

Web-Based Dynamic Geometry

Welcome Videos

What's New

graphing improvements

greater convenience

JavaSketchpad enhancements

mathematical expressivity

new and improved tools

new text features

reusing work from Sketchpad 4

sample documents

Sketchpad 5 new features

Window

Window Menu

Windows and Dialog Boxes

- Z -

Zoom In and Out on a Sketch