Installation guide

Preferences for the Help Browser
Use the same method as you would to specify fonts for any des ktop tool — for
more information, see “Fonts Preferences for Desktop Tools” on page 2-62. By
default, the Help Navigator uses the desktop text font. The display pane
is considered to be an HTML Proportional Text tool, and by default, uses
the desktop text font.
This example changes the display pane font:
1 Select File>Preferences>Fonts>Custom.
2 From the Desktop tools list, s elect HTML Proportional Text.TheHelp
browser display pane is conside red to be an HTML Proportional Text tool,
as is the MATLAB Web Browser. Changing the font preference affects
both tools.
3 For Font to Use,selectCustom, and then specify the font characteristics:
• Name, for example,
Comic Sans
• Size in points, for example, 14
After you make a selection, the Sample area shows h ow the font will look.
4 Click OK. The Help display pane fonts use the new settings. The MATLAB
Web Browser fonts a lso use the new settings.
Specifying Colors for the Help Browser
Yo u can specify the background and text color used in the Help Navigator.
Use the same method as you would to specify the background color for any
desktop tool — for more information, s ee “Colors Preferences for Desktop
Tools” on page 2-70.
If the background color preference for your desktop tools is a dark color, you
might no t be able to see index entries in the Help Navigator because they
are links, for which the default color is blue. To see the links, change the
Hyperlink color preference to a light or other contrasting color — for more
information, see “Other Colors” on page 2-75.
Yo u cannot specify colors for the Help browser display pane.
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