Edit Menu

Menu-edit-undo.svg Undo

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Z (MacOS: Cmd + Z)

Allows you to undo your activities step by step.

You can also use the Menu-edit-undo.svg Undo button to the right of the Toolbar.

Menu-edit-redo.svg Redo

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Y (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + Z)

Allows you to redo your activities step by step.

You can also use the Menu-edit-redo.svg Redo button to the right of the Toolbar.

Menu-edit-copy.svg Copy

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + C (MacOS: Cmd + C)

Copies the currently selected objects to GeoGebra’s internal clipboard

Menu-edit-paste.svg Paste

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + V (MacOS: Cmd + V)

Pastes the objects from GeoGebra’s internal clipboard into the currently selected Menu view graphics.svg Graphics View. You must then choose where you would like to put them (if you move the object near an existing point it will "lock" onto it).

Menu-options.svg Object Properties…

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + E (MacOS: Cmd + E)

Opens the Menu-options.svg Properties Dialog which allows you to modify the properties of all objects used in the GeoGebra file.

Select All

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + A (MacOS: Cmd + A)

Allows you to select all objects used in your construction.

Select Current Layer

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + L (MacOS: Cmd + L)

Allows you to select all objects that are on the same layer as a selected object.

You need to select one object that lies on the desired layer prior to using this menu item.

Select Descendants

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + J (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + J)

Allows you to select all objects that depend on the selected object.

You need to select the parent object prior to using this menu item.

Select Ancestors

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + J (MacOS: Cmd + J)

Allows you to select all objects that are ancestors of the selected object, meaning all objects the selected one depends on.

You need to select the dependent object prior to using this menu item.

Invert Selection

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + I (MacOS: Cmd + I)

Deselects selected objects and vice versa.

Show / Hide Objects

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + G (MacOS: Cmd + G)

Toggles the visibity of selected objects.

Show / Hide Labels

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + G (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + G)

Shows hidden labels for selected objects and hides the shown ones.

Menu Copy.png Graphics View to Clipboard (Desktop Version only)

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + C (MacOS: Cmd + Shift + C)

Copies the Menu view graphics.svg Graphics View to your computer’s clipboard. Afterwards, you can easily paste this picture into other documents (e.g. word processing document).

Mode delete.svg Delete

Keyboard shortcut: Delete

Allows you to delete selected objects and their dependent objects.

You need to select the objects you want to delete first (e.g. use a selection rectangle).