What Is GUIDE? :: Getting Started with GUIDE (Creating Graphical User Interfaces)

Creating Graphical User Interfaces

What Is GUIDE?

GUIDE, the MATLAB® Graphical User Interface development environment, provides a set of tools for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These tools greatly simplify the process of designing and building GUIs. You can use the GUIDE tools to

Lay out the GUI

Using the GUIDE Layout Editor, you can lay out a GUI easily by clicking and dragging GUI components -- such as panels, buttons, text fields, sliders, menus, and so on -- into the layout area.

Program the GUI

GUIDE automatically generates an M-file that controls how the GUI operates. The M-file initializes the GUI and contains a framework for all the GUI callbacks -- the commands that are executed when a user clicks a GUI component. Using the M-file editor, you can add code to the callbacks to perform the functions you want them to.

The following sections provide an overview of creating GUIs with GUIDE.

Getting Started with GUIDE Starting GUIDE