Math Illustrations Help

Contents

• Getting Started
  • Welcome
  • Need Help?
    • Linked Text
  • The Display and How It's Organized
    • The Status Bar
  • Customizing Your Display
    • Hiding / Showing Tools Panel
    • Hiding / Showing Variable and Functions Toolbox
    • Arranging Project Pages
    • Changing Background Color
  • Adjusting the Default Settings
  • File Handling
    • Wookbooks and Individual .mi Files
• Tools
  • Drawing
    • Using the Drawing Tools
    • Adding a Point
    • Adding Line Segments
    • Drawing Lines
    • Drawing Vectors
    • Drawing Polygons
    • Drawing Circles
    • Drawing Ellipses
    • Drawing Parabolas
    • Drawing Hyperbolas
    • Drawing Arcs
    • Drawing Regular Polygons
      • Curvilinear Polygons
    • Drawing Curve Approximations
    • Adding Text to the Drawing
      • Inserting and Editing Text
    • Using Pictures in the Drawing
    • Adding Expressions
    • Creating Functions
      • Cartesian Function
      • The Generic Function f(X)
      • Polar Function
      • Piecewise Function
      • Parametric Function
      • Piecewise Parametric Example
    • The Selection Arrow
      • Selecting Multiple Objects
      • Smartboard Mode
    • Adjusting the Drawing
  • Constraints
    • Using Drawing Constraints
      • Changing a Constraint
    • Constraint Conflicts
    • Distance / Length Constraint
    • Radius Constraint
    • Perpendicular Constraint
    • Angle Constraint
    • Direction Constraint
    • Slope Constraint
    • Coordinate Constraint
    • Constraining Vector Coeffecients
    • Tangent Constraint
    • Incident Constraint
    • Congruent Constraint
    • Parallel Constraint
    • Implicit Equation Constraint
    • Constraining a Point Proportionally Along a Curve
  • Constructions
    • Creating Constructions
    • Midpoints of Line Segments
    • Intersections
    • Perpendicular Bisector
    • Angle Bisector
    • Parallel Constructions
    • Perpendicular Constructions
    • Tangents
    • Polygons
    • Reflection
    • Translation
    • Rotation
    • Dilation
    • Locus of Points / Envelope
    • Trace
    • Area Under the Arc
  • Annotations
    • Applying Annotations
      • Distance / Length Annotation
      • Radius Annotation
      • Perpendicular Annotation
      • Angle Annotation
      • Direction Annotation
      • Slope Annotation
      • Coordinate Annotation
      • Coefficients Annotation
      • Congruent Annotation
      • Congruent Angle Annotation
      • Parallel Annotation
      • Expression Annotation
  • Calculations
    • Calculating the Output
    • Assigning Properties to the Output
    • Distance / Length Calculation
    • Radius Calculation
    • Angle Calculation
      • Supplementary and Reflex Angles
    • Direction Calculation
    • Slope Calculation
    • Calculate Coordinates
    • Area Calculation
    • Perimeter Calculation
    • Calculate Coefficients
    • Calculating Parametric Equations
    • Calculating Implicit Equation
  • Symbols
    • Symbols
    • Square Root Editing Tool
    • Multiplication & Division Editing Tools
    • Subscript / Superscript Editor
    • Parentheses and Absolute Value Notation
  • Inserting Greek Letters
    • Inserting Greek Letters
  • Built-In Functions
  • System Variables and Animation
    • Investigating Variables
    • Variable List
    • Function List
    • Using the Lock Tool
    • Changing and Locking the Variable Value
    • Animation
    • Animation Console
    • Animation Modes
    • Animation Values and Duration
    • Animation and the Locus Tool
• Menus and Icons
  • Menus
    • File Menu
      • Graphing Mode
      • Importing Files from the Figure Gallery
        • Navigating the Figure Gallery
      • Exporting a Drawing
        • Image Files
        • Animation Files
    • Edit Menu
    • View Menu
      • Zooming and Scaling
    • Toolbox Menus
    • Help Menu
    • Context Menus
      • The General Context Menu
        • Toggling - Hide / Show Elements
      • Selection Context Menu
        • Visibility Condition
        • Editing the Color List
        • Tracing Points
        • Axes Display Properties
  • Icons
    • Tool Bar
• More About Math Illustrations
  • What's New in Math Illustrations?
  • Where is the Math Illustrations Website?