Getting Started

Desktop Overview

Use desktop tools to manage your work in MATLAB. You can also use MATLAB functions to perform the equivalent of most of the features found in the desktop tools.

The following illustration shows the default configuration of the MATLAB desktop. You can modify the setup to meet your needs.

For More Information    For an overview of the desktop tools, watch the video tutorials, accessible by typing demo matlab desktop. For complete details, see the MATLAB Desktop Tools and Development Environment documentation.

Arranging the Desktop

These are some common ways to customize the desktop:

• Show or hide desktop tools via the Desktop menu.
• Resize any tool by dragging one of its edges.
• Move a tool outside of the desktop by clicking the undock button in the tool's title bar.
• Reposition a tool within the desktop by dragging its title bar to the new location. Tools can occupy the same position, as shown for the Current Directory and Workspace browser in the preceding illustration, in which case, you access a tool via its tab.
• Change fonts and other options by using File -> Preferences.

Desktop Tools and Development Environment

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