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General

This page will guide in details how to use the application "Plane Geometry Drawer for iPhone" for drawing for plane geometry. The instruction will focus on the followings:

1 ) Download, install apps on the Apple AppStore (click here...)

2)  General application interface
3 ) Use the tools to draw the basic shapes (more reading...)
4 ) Use the tools for points (more reading....)
5 ) Use the tools for straight lines and segments (more reading...)
6 ) Use the tools for angles & triangles
7 ) Tools for marking different/equivalent angles, line segments.
8 ) Tools to insert plane geometric  texts
9 ) The output and sharing functions
10 ) The other functions

The figure below shows the main screen of the app (on iPhone 4S) with the basic drawing tools being displayed.

Drawing Screen of "Plane Geometry Drawer for iPhone"

The round icons on the top of the screen are the common function tools:

1. Display menu: By clicking on this icon, the main menu of the system will be displayed. From the main menu we can access these functions: sharing results, inserting geometric texts, updating system parameters and comment/rate the application.

2. Name the points: to attach letter (or pair of letters) to a point you just drag the icon to the location of that point and drop. To change the letter there are two options: (a) single click on the icon to select single letter, or (b) double click the icon to enter the two-letter combination.

3. Change position of point’s name: a point name can be located in various positions around a point: above, below, right, left, .... To change the position of a point’s name you drag the icon on the left of the point to the chosen  location and drop off.

4. Delete an selected item: When you want to delete a point, line or circle, select and mark the item to be deleted. Then click on the icon on the left. Note that if you do not have any items marked, the application will ask if you want to delete the whole picture. If you confirm with YES, the entire drawing available on the main screen will be deleted.

The icons at the bottom of the screen are the tools in the set that is in use. On the screen is a set of drawing the basic shapes. All the tools at the bottom of the screen are used by drag and drop: you tap and hold the icon, then drag to sired position in the drawing area and drop off. The next article will explain more in details of the above!

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