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Using Sketchpad, you can measure various lengths, angles, etc. Here are a few options you may use in the Measure menu.
- Length -- Select a line segment. This option measures its length.
- Distance -- Select two points. This option measures the distance between the two.
- Perimeter -- Select a shape. This option measures the length of its perimeter.
- Circumference -- Select a circle. This option measures its circumference.
- Angle -- Select three points. This option measures the angle they define.
- Area -- Select a filled-in shape. This option measures its area.
- Radius -- Select a circle. This option measures its area.
And, of course, the most important menu option of all ...the ``Undo" option. If you mess something up, choose ``Undo" from the Edit menu.
Clay Shonkwiler
2005-09-21