Installation guide

2 Desktop
can drag selections from desktop tools to other applications. For example, you
can drag text from the Editor/Debugger to Microsoft Word.
Macintosh Differences in the Desktop
MATLAB on the Macintosh platform sometimes uses Macintosh GUI
conventions, which might be different from what is stated in the MATLAB
documentation, but the intended action should be clear. For example, if
you select File > Save on the M acintosh, the Save dialog box that appears
presents the options Don’t Save and Save . On Windows and UNIX
platforms, the Save dialog box presents the options Yes, No,andCancel.
The standard Macintosh mouse is a single-button device. Other p latforms
useamousewithmorethanonebutton. M ATLAB takes advantage of
these buttons. The documentation d oes not usually present the equivalent
Macintosh i nstruction. When the docum entation instruction is right-click,
use Ctrl+click on the Macintosh. When the documentation instruction is
middle-click, use Command+click on the Macintosh.
Printing and Page Setup Options for Desktop Tools
Yo u can print from all desktop tools except the Current D irectory browser, but
there are some differences in usage.
To print, select File > Print from the tool. A Print dialog box o pens. The
Properties button in the Print dialog box is enabled for the Web and Help
browsers and the Profiler, but is not enabled for the other desktop tools.
To specify standard page setup options for your platform when you print
from the Command History, Workspace browser, and Array Editor, select
File > Page Setup. A standard page setup dialog box for your platform opens.
MATLAB prov ides special page setup option s for printing from the Command
Window and Editor/Debugger. The setup options are essentially the same for
both tools, with minor variations. This section covers the i r use:
• “Specifying Page Setup Options” on page 2-53
• “Layout Options for Page Setup” on page 2-54
• “Header Options for Page Setup” on page 2-54
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