| Overview of the Desktop | Basic summary of the desktop and its tools. |
| Arranging the Desktop | Open and arrange desktop tools and documents to suit
your needs. |
| Examples of Desktop Arrangements | Scan the examples to see various ways to arrange the
desktop. |
| MATLAB® Shortcuts — Easily Run a Group of Statements | Use MATLAB® shortcuts to run a group of MATLAB® functions
from the desktop. |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Use the keyboard as an alternative to a mouse or other
pointing device to access desktop features. |
| Other Desktop Features | Use the Start button, toolbars,
menus and context menus, and status bar. Select multiple items, cut,
copy, and paste, set up pages for printing, use a MATLAB® Web
browser, and access the MathWorks Web site from MATLAB®. |
| Preferences | Specify options for tools such as fonts, colors, and
more. |
| General Preferences for MATLAB® Application | Set options for toolbox path caching, figure window
printing, delete function behavior, MAT-file save format, confirmation
dialogs, source control system, and multithreaded computation. |
| Fonts Preferences for Desktop Tools | Use desktop font preferences to specify the font characteristics
for MATLAB® desktop tools. |
| Colors Preferences for Desktop Tools | Set desktop color preferences for desktop tools, including
syntax highlighting. |
| Toolbars Preferences for the MATLAB® Desktop and Editor | Specify the controls to appear on the desktop and
editor toolbars, as well as the location of the controls. |
| Accessibility | Use assistive technologies and accessibility features
when working with MathWorks™ software. |
| Internationalization | How MATLAB® software handles user locale settings. |
