Installation guide

Starting, Customizing, and C losing the Editor/Debugger
Star ting, Customizing, and Closing the Editor/Debugger
In this section...
“Starting the Editor/Debugg er” on page 6-7
“Creating a New File in the Editor/Debugger” on page 6-8
“Opening Existing Files in the Editor/Debugger” on page 6-9
“Arranging Editor/Debugger D ocuments” on page 6-11
“Preferences for the E ditor/D ebugg er” on page 6-11
“Creating and Editing Other Text File Types” on page 6-12
“Closing the Editor/Debugger” on page 6-13
Starting the Editor/Debugger
The MATLAB Edito r/D eb ugger pro vides a graphical user interface for basic
text editing features for any file type, as well as for M-file debugging. The
Editor/Debugger is a single too l that you can use f or editing, debug ging,
or both. There are various ways to start the Editor/Debugger. The
Editor/Debugger automatically starts when you open a document or create
a new one. Once started, you can customize the Editor/Debugger t o suit
your needs.
This figure shows an example of the Edito r/Debugger outside of the desktop
opened to an existing M-file, and calls o ut some of the tool’s useful features.
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