Installation guide

4 Help for Using MAT LAB
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Type of
Documentation Description and When to Use
Printable
Documentation
Most products provide access to the online
documentation in a printable format, PDF. Access PDF
files via the Help browser and print them from your
PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat. Most PDF files
reside only on the MathWorks Web site, so you need an
Internet connection to view them.
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Demos
MathWorks products come with demonstrations that
run key features of the product. Many of the demos run
MATLAB code. Use the Help browser Demos pane or
Search Results to access demos f or the products you
have installed.
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M-File Help Get M-file help in the Command Window to quickly
access basic info rmation for a function or model. It
provides a brief description of a function and its syntax.
It is called M-file help because the text of the help i s a
series of comments at the top of the M-file for a function.
Accessing Documentation on the Web
Yo u can access all product documentationontheMathWorksWebsiteat
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/helpdesk.shtml.
These are some uses for the Web site v ersion o f the documentation:
• Access documentation for products you have not installed.
• A ccess documentation for the most current version. If you do not see
the information you are looking for in the Help browser and know you
are not running the most current version of MATLAB, the most current
version of the documentation, which is on the Web site, might include more
information. Note, though, that the documentation on the Web site might
refer to features that are not part of your earlier-version product.
• A ccess documentation for a prior version of s ome products (Releas e 13 with
Service Pack 2). Note that the release notes on this page include release
notes for multiple prior versions. For example, you can f ind information
about M ATLAB Version 6.0 (Release 12) new features and changes.
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