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Merged Menus
When you use a tool in the desktop, its menu appears at the top of the desktop. When you work in a different tool in the desktop, you still use the menu at the top of the desktop, but the menu content changes to support that tool. When you undock a tool from the desktop, access its menu at the top of the undocked tool.
On Macintosh platforms, when a figure window is selected, the screen menu is for X11 instead of MATLAB, and the figure window menu bar appears with the figure window. For other desktop tools, the screen menu is MATLAB.
Context Menus
Many of the features in MATLAB desktop tools are available from context menus, also known as pop-up or right-click menus. To access a context menu, right-click a selection or an area, or press Ctrl+Shift+F10. The context menu for the selection or tool appears, presenting the available actions. For example, following is the context menu for a selection in the Command History window.
If a context menu does not appear, try right-clicking in a different part of the tool. When a context menu item is gray, the item does not apply to the current selection or area.
Macintosh Differences
MATLAB on the Macintosh platform sometimes uses Macintosh dialog box button conventions, which might be different from what is stated in the MATLAB documentation, but the intended action should be clear. For example, if you select File -> Save on the Macintosh, the Save dialog box that appears presents the options Don't Save and Save. On Windows and UNIX platforms, the Save dialog box presents the options Yes, No, and Cancel.
The standard Macintosh mouse is a single-button device. Other platforms use a mouse with more than one button. MATLAB takes advantage of these buttons. The documentation does not usually present the equivalent Macintosh instruction. When the documentation instruction is right-click, use Ctrl+click on the Macintosh. When the documentation instruction is middle-click, use Command+click on the Macintosh.
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