Installation guide

Syntax Highlighting Colors ......................... 2-73
Other Colors
..................................... 2-75
See Also
......................................... 2-75
General Prefere nc es for MATLAB
................... 2-76
Setting General Preferences for MATLAB
............. 2-76
Default Behavior of the Delete Function
............... 2-78
MAT-Files Preferences
............................. 2-79
Confirmation Dialogs Preferences
.................... 2-81
Multithreading Preferences
......................... 2-84
Accessibility
...................................... 2-85
Software Accessibility Support
....................... 2-85
Documentation Accessibility Support
................. 2-86
Assistive Technologies
.............................. 2-87
Installation Notes for Accessibility Support
............ 2-88
Troubleshooting
................................... 2-91
Running Functions — Command Window and
History
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The Command Window ............................. 3-3
About the Command Window
........................ 3-3
Opening the Command Window
...................... 3-3
Command Window Prompt
.......................... 3-4
Getting Started Message Bar in the Command Window
.. 3-5
Running Functions and Programs, and Entering
Variables
....................................... 3-7
Running Statem e nts at the Co m m a nd Line Prompt
..... 3-7
Running External Programs
........................ 3-9
Evaluating or Opening a Selection
.................... 3-12
Displaying Hyperlinks in the Command Window
........ 3-13
Controlling Input
.................................. 3-15
Case and Space Sensitivity
.......................... 3-15
Syntax Highlighting
............................... 3-16
Matching Delimiters (Parentheses)
................... 3-17
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