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

Getting Started

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. GUIDE stores the GUI layout in a FIG-file.

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 the most commonly used callbacks for each component -- the commands that execute 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.

Creating Graphical User Interfaces Laying Out a GUI