Help for Using MATLAB :: (MATLAB Release Notes)

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Help for Using MATLAB

See the complete Help documentation online.

General Help and Documentation

If you are using the Help browser, watch the new Help and Documentation video demo for an overview of the major functionality.
Documentation is automatically installed for all the products you install. Documentation is no longer accessible from CD-ROMs. To access the documentation for products not installed on your system, use The MathWorks Web site, http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/helpdesk.shtml. Because of this change, the docroot function is no longer needed and will not be supported.

Help Browser

The Index tab now has an alphabetical quick index, so you can choose a letter to see entries starting with that letter. You can still type any index term in the text box to go directly to that term. Index entries are now shown as links. Entries that are merely headings do not go to a specific page and do not appear as links.
In the Search tab, you no longer select the type of search. Results are ordered so reference pages appear first, followed by headings that include the search terms. After performing a search, click the link at the bottom of the Search pane to look for the same term in the technical support database on The MathWorks Web site.
As is true for all desktop tools, you can drag columns in the Index and Search panes to reorder them, or click a column head to sort by that column.
Add pages in the Help browser to favorites (also known as bookmarking pages) by selecting Favorites -> Add to Favorites. The Favorites Editor dialog box opens. Accept the default entries or modify the Label and click Save. Access favorites from the Favorites menu or from the Start menu Shortcuts item.
Click the binoculars icon on the Display pane toolbar to search within the page.
The Help browser is now used only for MathWorks documentation installed with your products. You can no longer enter a URL in the Title field of the display pane. Instead run the web function to enter a URL in the Location field. Links from the documentation to Web pages display the Web pages in the MATLAB Web browser, not in the Help browser.

Help functions

The new docsearch function allows you to execute a full text search of the Help browser documentation from the Command Window.
The help function now allows you to get help for methods and classes. For details, see specific instructions in the release notes about using help and doc for each product, or type help help.

Running Functions--Command Window and History Workspace, Search Path, and File Operations