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Buttons
Some activities ask you to make a construction yourself using a set of buttons. Here is a simple guide to what each button does.

move Move a point by clicking and dragging. add a point Add a point, by moving to the position you want a point and clicking (or by pressing then dragging then releasing).

add line Construct a line through two points by clicking then dragging then clicking.

construct a perpendicular Construct a perpendicular to a line by first selecting a point and a line (but not a segment of a line!)

add parallel Construct a parallel to a line by first selecting a point and a line (but not a segment of a line!)

midpoint Construct the midpoint by dragging between two points
compass Use the compass to draw a circle by clicking first where the centre is, then where the circumference is and last where you want this circle positioned.

undo Undo your last step - and the step before that, and so on...
hint Give a hint new Clear everything and start again.
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