Accessing The MathWorks on the Web :: Desktop (Desktop Tools and Development Environment)

Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Accessing The MathWorks on the Web

You can access popular MathWorks Web pages from the MATLAB desktop. Select one of the following items from the Help -> Web Resources menu. For most items, the selected Web page then opens in your default system Web browser, for example, Netscape:

The MathWorks Web Site--Home page of the MathWorks Web site (http://www.mathworks.com).
Products--MathWorks Products page (http://www.mathworks.com/products/) with information about the full family of products.
Membership--Access Login page for Access Login members (http://www.mathworks.com/accesslogin/). If you are not a member, you can join online. Membership helps you stay up to date on the latest MATLAB developments.
Technical Support Knowledge Base--MathWorks Support page (http://www.mathworks.com/support) where you can look for solutions to problems you are having, or report new problems.
MATLAB Central--MATLAB Central Web site (http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/) for the MATLAB user community. It includes MATLAB contest entries and results, a MATLAB screen saver, and these technical resources:

MATLAB File Exchange--Code library of files contributed by MathWorks customers and employees, available for free download and use with MathWorks products.
MATLAB Newsgroup Access--Provides access to the Usenet newsgroup for MATLAB and related products, comp.soft-sys.matlab, where you can post and answer questions, as well as view the archives.

MATLAB Newsletters--Access to online versions of News and Notes and MATLAB Digest. News and Notes is published twice a year and contains feature articles, technical notes, and product information for MATLAB users. MATLAB Digest, an electronic bulletin consisting of technical notes, solutions, and timely announcements to the user community, is issued more frequently. See http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsletters.

Check for Updates

This features allows you to easily determine if more recent versions of your MathWorks products are available. Select Help -> Check for Updates. A dialog box appears, listing the version numbers of all MathWorks products installed on your system. Click Check for Updates in the dialog box, which accesses the MathWorks Web site and reports back for each product if a newer version is available or if your version is the latest.

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