User Guide

1.4 Evaluating Expressions
To evaluate a mathematical expression, place the cursor in the expression
and press Ctrl + = (Command + =, for Macintosh). That is, press and hold
the Ctrl (or Command) key, and then press the equal sign (=) key.
To the right of the expression, Maple inserts an equal sign and then the value
of the expression.
=
You can replace the inserted equal sign with text or mathematical content.
To replace the equal sign:
1. Select the equal sign. Press Delete.
2. Enter the replacement text or mathematical content.
For example, you can replace the equal sign with the text "is equal to".
is equal to
In mathematical content, pressing Enter evaluates the expression and displays
it centered on the following line. The cursor moves to a new line below the
output.
By default, Maple labels output that is generated by pressing Enter. For in-
formation on equation labels, see Equation Labels (page 59). In this manual,
labels are generally not displayed.
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