User Guide

To use an inserted task template:
1. Specify values for the parameters in placeholders or using graphical inter-
face components. You can move to the next placeholder by pressing Tab.
2. Execute all commands in the task by:
• Placing the cursor in the first task command, and then pressing Enter
repeatedly to execute each command.
• Selecting all the template commands, and then clicking the execute
toolbar icon .
3. If the template contains a button that computes the result, click it.
For more information on task templates, refer to the Maple Getting Started
Guide or the ?tasks help page.
2.8 Text Regions
To add descriptive text in Worksheet mode, use a text region.
To insert a text region:
• In the toolbar, click the Text region icon .
The default mode in a text region is Text mode.
In a text region, you can:
• Enter text with inline mathematical content by switching between Text
and Math modes. To toggle between Text mode and Math mode, press
F5. Note: The mathematical content in a text region is not evaluated.
To enter mathematical content that is evaluated, enter it at an Input
Prompt (page 37).
• Insert any palette item. Palette items are inserted in Math mode (2-D
Math).
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