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Symbols

! function
... in functions
; after functions
>> prompt in Command Window

A

accelerators, keyboard
Access program Web page
ActiveX entries for MATLAB
adding white space to graphic output
addpath
Annotations
HDF API
Array Editor
preferences
arrays
editing
arrow keys for editing commands
ASCII data
definition of
exporting <1> <2>
exporting delimited data
formats
importing
importing delimited format files
importing mixed alphabetic and numeric data
importing space-delimited data
specifying delimiter
table of format samples
using the Import Wizard with
using the save command
with text headers <1> <2>
ASCII files
reading formatted text
viewing contents of
writing
attributes
HDF
Audio/video interleave
saving graphs as AVI movies
autoinit cells
converting to input cell
definition of
autoinit cells in M-books
converting input cells to
AutoInit style, definition of
automatic highlighting in Editor/Debugger
automatic indenting in Editor/Debugger
automation startup option (automation server)
AVI. See Audio/video interleave

B

bang ! function
base workspace
batch mode for starting MATLAB
binary data
exporting
importing
using the Import Wizard
binary files
controlling data type of values read
controlling number of values read
reading
writing to
bits for precision
blank spaces in MATLAB commands
breakpoints
Bring MATLAB to Front command

C

caching
MATLAB directory
M-files
calc zones
ensuring workspace consistency in M-books
calc zones in M-books
defining
definition of
evaluating
output from
capitalization in MATLAB
case sensitivity in MATLAB
cell groups in M-books
converting to input cells
creating
definition of <1> <2>
evaluating
order of output in output cell
output from
cell markers
hiding
cell markers in M-books
defined
printing
char data type
checkin
purpose of
checking in files <1> <2>
checking out files <1> <2>
checkout
purpose of
clc
clear
ClearCase source control system
clearing
Command Window
clicking on multiple items
clicking the right-mouse button
clipboard
importing binary data
closing
MATLAB
closing desktop tools
closing files <1> <2>
cmopts
modifying for PVCS
color
preferences for Command Window
preferences for Editor/Debugger
preferences, general
color modes
for printing M-books
color printing
of an M-book
colors for syntax
command flags <1> <2>
Command History window
copying entries from
deleting entries in
running functions from
command line editing
command prompt
Command Window
clearing
editing
features of
paging of output in
preferences for
printing contents of
commands
colors
on multiple lines
running
to operating system
commands. See also functions
comments, colors for
configuration for desktop desktop
configuration for desktop, default
configuration of desktop
configuration of desktop, saving
configuring Notebook
context menus
continuation of long statements
control keys for editing commands
converting Word document to M-book
cropping graphic output in an M-book
current directory
at startup for MATLAB
changing
listing contents of
Current Directory browser
custom source control system

D

data
temporary
type for input
data consistency
evaluating M-books
using calc zones in M-books
data types
precision
char
double
float
long
short
uchar
Debugger
buttons
continue
example
step
techniques
values, viewing
debugger option for UNIX
debugging
decimal places in output
default desktop configuration
defaults
in startup file for MATLAB
preferences for MATLAB
Define Autoinit Cell command
Define Calc Zone command
Define Input Cell command
defining input cells in M-books
delete
delimiter
defined
demos
Launch Pad access to
desktop
configuration
saving
font preferences for
layout
opening tools in
sizing windows in
starting without
tools
windows, docking
windows, grouping together
windows, moving
windows, undocking
desktop tools
closing
development environment for MATLAB
dialog boxes
Evaluate Loop
Notebook Options
diary <1> <2>
dir
directories
caching for MATLAB
creating
deleting
renaming
searching contents of
temporary
See also directory, search path <1> <2>
directory, current
displaying output
docking windows in desktop
double precision

E

Earth Observing System (EOF)
See EOF
echo
preferences setting for
editing
in Command Window
M-files
editor
command line
See also Editor (MATLAB's)
Editor (MATLAB's)
indenting
See also editor
Editor/Debugger
highlighting
indenting
preferences for
See also editor
ellipsis (...) in functions
Embed Figures in M-book check box
embedded graphics
undefining
embedding graphic output in M-book
end of file
ending MATLAB
environment for MATLAB
environment settings at startup
EOF
sources of information
Error style, definition of
errors
colors
examining
opening files
Evaluate Calc Zone command
Evaluate Cell command
Evaluate Loop command
Evaluate Loop dialog box
Evaluate M-Book command
evaluating M-books
ensuring data consistency
examples
index of
exiting MATLAB
exporting
ASCII data <1> <2>
binary data formats
in HDF format
using the dlmwrite function
exporting data
overview
ext startup option

F

fclose <1> <2>
feof
fid
file identifier <1> <2>
file management systems. See source control systems
filebrowser
files
ASCII
reading formatted text
reading line-by-line
writing
beginning of
binary
controlling data type values read
controlling number of values read
reading
writing to
closing <1> <2>
contents, viewing
copying
current position
deleting
editing M-files
end of
failing to open
identifiers
log
MATLAB-related, listing
naming
naming/renaming
opening <1> <2>
permissions
position
running
source control for
temporary
text
viewing contents of
Find & Replace feature <1> <2>
finding string in M-files
finish.m
finishdlg.m
finishsav.m
flags for startup <1> <2>
float
floating-point precision
folders. See directories
font
in Command Window
in Editor/Debugger
in Help Navigator
in Workspace browser <1> <2>
preferences in MATLAB
fopen
failing
format
controlling numeric format in M-book
in Array Editor
preferences
format
format command
fread
frewind
fseek
ftell
function call history
function details report
function workspace
functions
long (on multiple lines)
maximum number of characters in
multiples in one line
naming
running
fwrite

G

graphic output
adding white space to
controlling
controlling per input cell in an M-book
cropping in an M-book
embedding in M-book
printing from an M-book
sizing in an M-book
using sizing handles
graphing
variables from the workspace browser
Group Cells command

H

Handle Graphics objects and embedded figures
HDF
accessing data sets in file
closing access to files and data sets
closing all open identifiers
creating a data set
creating an HDF file
defined
exporting data
file access modes
getting information about a data set
getting information about file contents
handling output arguments
handling symbolic constants
importing into MATLAB
including metadata in a file or data set
list of APIs
MATLAB calling conventions
MATLAB support
obtaining a list of all open identifiers
opening an HDF file
reading data
reading HDF file attributes
retrieving data set attributes
sources of information
using predefined attributes
writing attributes
writing data
help
at command line
for MATLAB
Launch Pad access
help
Hide Cell Markers command
Hierarchical Data Format (HDF)
See HDF
highlighting in Editor/Debugger
history, automatic log file
home

I

Import Data option
import functions
comparison of features
Import Wizard
importing binary data
with ASCII data
importing
ASCII data
HDF data
MAT-file data
spreadsheet data
importing data
binary data
Import Wizard
overview
in an M-book
indenting for syntax
indenting in Editor/Debugger
index of examples
initiation (init) file for MATLAB
input cells
controlling evaluation of
controlling graphic output
converting autoinit cell to
converting text to
converting to cell groups
defining in M-books
evaluating
evaluating cell groups
evaluating in a loop
maintaining consistency
timing out during evaluation
use of Word Normal style
input cells in M-books
converting to autoinit cell
converting to text
input for MATLAB
Input style, definition of
integer data type
interrupting a running program

J

Java VM
starting without

K

keyboard shortcuts and accelerators
keyboard statements
keys
for editing in Command Window
keywords, colors for

L

Launch Pad
about
layout of desktop
lines, maximum number of characters in
load
loading data
overview
writing data to disk file

overview 6-2

log
automatic, for MATLAB
file
of functions
of session
logfile startup option
long
long integer
looping
to evaluate input cells
Lotus 123
importing
lowercase usage in MATLAB
ls

M

MAT-files
creating
defined
importing data from
loading
MATLAB
Command Window
files, listing
help for
path <1> <2>
prompt
quitting
starting
window
MATLAB command window
bringing to the front in Notebook
MATLAB commands
executing in a Word document
matlab.mat
matlabenvironment_displaypane
matlabrc.m
matlabroot
matrices
editing
M-book template
modifying
M-books
creating
entering text and commands in
evaluating all input cells in
modifying style template
opening existing file
printing
protecting data integrity
sizing graphic output
measuring performance of M-files
Merant's source control system
M-files
creating
creating in the Current Directory browser
directories located in
editing
interfacing with source control systems
location of
naming
performance of
profiling
recognizing changes in
replacing string in
running <1> <2>
running at startup
search path
searching contents of
source control for
Microsoft Excel
importing
Microsoft Word
converting document to M-book
specifying version and location
Microsoft's source control system
minimize startup option
model files
source control for
models
interfacing with source control systems
more
movies
saving in AVI format
multiple lines for a single statement
multiple lines for functions
multiple selection

N

naming functions and variables
nodesktop startup option
nojvm startup option
Normal style
default style in M-book
definition of
used in undefined input cells
normal.dot
nosplash startup option
Notebook
configuring
defining input cells
overview
notebook command
using
Notebook menu
in Word menu bar
Notebook Options command
Notebook Options dialog box
controlling numeric output format
Embed Figures in M-book check box
embedding graphic output in M-book
Numeric Format section
printing graphics using 16 colors
setting default size of graphics
Stop evaluating on error
Use 16-Color Figures check box
notebook -setup
numeric format
preferences
numeric output format
controlling in M-book

O

open
tutorial
opening files <1> <2>
failing
openvar
operating system commands
optimizing performance of M-files
options
shutdown
output
controlling display format
in Command Window
in MATLAB
not displaying
spaces per tab
spacing of
output cells in M-books
converting to text
purging
Output style, definition of

P

paging in the Command Window
Paste Special option
path <1> <2>
adding folders from the Current directory browser
MATLAB
order of directories
pathdef.m
pathtool
performance
improving for M-files
permission string
pop-up menus
precision
char
double
float
for data types
long
short
single
uchar
precision in display of output
preferences
Array Editor
Command Window
Editor/Debugger
font, in MATLAB
general, MATLAB <1> <2>
MATLAB
font
general
tooltips
source control system
Workspace browser
printing
Command Window contents
printing an M-book
cell markers
color
color modes
graphic output
profile
example <1> <2>
syntax
profiling
details report
function call history
reports
programs
running from MATLAB
stopping while running
project configuration file
prompt, in Command Window
Purge Output Cells command
purging output cells
PVCS source control system
PVCS, project configuration file

Q

quitting MATLAB

R

Raster images
HDF API
Rational Software's source control system
RCS source control system
reading
HDF data <1> <2>
values from files
reading data from a disk file
overview
recall, smart
redo in MATLAB
registry
for Windows
regserver startup option
replacing M-file contents
reports
function call history
function details
resizing windows in the desktop
results
displaying
right-clicking
rm
root directory for MATLAB
running
M-files
runtime errors, finding

S

save
Scientific Data API
HDF API
programming model
scrolling in Command Window
SCS. See source control systems
search path <1> <2>
searching
M-file contents
section breaks
used in calc zones
selecting mulitple items
semicolon (;)
after functions
between functions
separator in functions
session
automatic log file
log <1> <2>
shell escape
short
short integer
shortcut for MATLAB
properties, Start in field
shortcuts, keyboard
Show Cell Markers command
shut down MATLAB
Simulink
interfacing files with source control systems
single precision
sizing handles
resizing graphics in an M-book
smart recall
source control systems
checking in files <1> <2>
checking out files <1> <2>
interfacing to
project configuration file for PVCS
specifying system
supported systems
undo checkout <1> <2>
viewing current system
spaces in MATLAB commands
spacing
output in Command Window
tabs in Command Window
splash screen startup option <1> <2>
spreadsheet data
importing
sprintf
sscanf
stack
viewing
starting MATLAB
from DOS
on UNIX
Windows
startup directory for MATLAB
changing
startup files for MATLAB
startup options for MATLAB
for UNIX
for Windows
startup.m
Stateflow
interfacing files with source control systems
Stateflow files
source control for
statements
long (on multiple lines)
on multiple lines
step
in Debugger
stopping
a running program
strings
across multiple lines
strings, colors for
styles in M-book
Normal
suppressing output
syntax
colors for
errors, finding
highlighting in Editor/Debugger
syntax coloring and indenting

T

tab completion
tab spacing in Command Window
tabbing desktop windows together
technical support, accessing Web page
tempdir
templates
M-book
specifying
tempname
temporary
data
files
terminating a running program
text
converting to input cells
files, reading
styles in M-book
text files
importing
time
measured for M-files
time-out message
while evaluating multiple input cells in an M-book
Toggle Graph Output for Cell command
toolbar in desktop
tools,Launch Pad access to
tooltips
preference in MATLAB
type ahead feature

U

uchar data type
uicontrol function
uimenu function
Undefine Cells command
undo in MATLAB
undocking windows from desktop
Ungroup Cells command
unregserver startup option
updates to products
accessing from Web page
uppercase usage in MATLAB
Use 16-Color Figures check box
utilities, running from MATLAB

V

V Data
HDF API
V Groups
HDF data type
values
data type
variables
clearing
currently in the workspace
displaying values of
editing values for
graphing from the workspace browser
naming
saving
saving, function for
viewing values during execution
version control systems. See source control systems
version startup option for UNIX
viewing desktop tools
Visible figure property
determining figure embedding in M-book
Visual Source Safe source control system

W

Web pages
accessing from MATLAB
what
white space, adding to graphic output
who
whos
window arrangement
window layout for MATLAB
Windows
registry
windows in desktop
closing
docking
moving
opening
sizing
undocking
windows in MATLAB
Windows registry
winword.exe
Word documents
converting to M-book
work directory
working directory
workspace
base
clearing
contamination from another M-book
defined
for functions
initializing in an M-book
loading
opening
protecting integrity
saving
saving, using function
viewing during execution
viewing, using function
Workspace browser
preferences for
writing
ASCII data
HDF data
in HDF format

X

Xserver option for UNIX

Ungroup Cells Command