Installation guide

Overview of the Desktop
Over view of th e Desktop
In this section...
“About the Desktop” on page 2-3
“Summary of Desktop Tools” on page 2-5
About the Desktop
In genera l, when yo u start MATLAB, it displays the MATLAB desk t op, a set
of tools (graphical user interfaces or GUIs) for managing files, variables, and
applications associated with MATLAB.
The first time you start MATLAB, the desktop appears with the default
layout, as shown in the following illustration. You can change the desktop
arrangement to meet your needs, including resizing, moving, and closing tools.
For details, see “Arranging the Desktop” on page 2-6.
Some tools, such as the Editor/Debugger and Array Editor, support multiple
document windows within them. Similarly, you can group multiple figure
windows together. For information about working with documents in the
desktop, see “Opening and Arranging Documents” on page 2-8.
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