User Guide

DescriptionResource
Help for Maple features, commands, packages, and more. Help
pages include examples and screenshots to help you quickly
learn.
• From the Help menu, select Maple Help. You can search
for a help topic, perform a text search, or browse the Table
of Contents. You can also open a help page by entering
?<topic_name> at the input prompt (in Worksheet mode)
or in Math mode (in Document mode).
Help Pages
Set of commands with placeholders that you can use to quickly
perform a task.
• From the Tools menu, select Tasks, and then Browse.
Task Templates
Executable documents that demonstrate the power and flexib-
ility of the Maple interactive document or provide an overview
of computations in a particular field.
• From the Help menu, select Manuals, Dictionary, and
more, and then Applications and Examples.
Applications and Example
Worksheets
Over 5000 definitions, including 300 figures and plots.
• From the Help menu, select Manuals, Dictionary, and
more, and then Dictionary.
Mathematics and Engineer-
ing Dictionary
For a complete list of resources, refer to the ?MapleResources help page.
For more information on the Maple Help System, refer to the Maple Getting
Started Guide.
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