Development Environment

Setting Preferences

Set preferences to modify the default behavior of some aspects of MATLAB such as the font used in the Command Window. Preferences remain persistent across MATLAB sessions. Note that some tools allow you to control these aspects from within the tool without setting a preference - use that method if you only want the change to apply to the current session.

To set preferences:

1. Select Preferences from the File menu.

The Preferences dialog box opens. The page it opens to reflects the currently active window.

2. In the left pane, select the type of preferences you want to specify. In the above example, General preferences are selected.

If a + appears to the left of an item, click the + to display more items, and then select the item you want to set preferences for.

The right pane reflects the type of preference you selected.

3. In the right pane, specify the preference values and click OK.

The preferences take effect immediately.



Type of Preference and Where Described	Items You Can Set Preferences For
General Preferences for MATLAB	For desktop display, caching, printing, fonts, colors, and source control system
Preferences for the Command Window	Numeric format and display, echo, font, and colors
Preferences for the Editor/Debugger	Startup options, font, colors, display, keyboard shortcuts, indenting, and printing
Printing Documentation	Documentation location, products, PDF reader location, synchronization, and fonts
Preferences for the Current Directory Browser	Number of entries in history and file display options
Preferences for the Workspace Browser	Font and confirm deletion of variables
Preferences for the Array Editor	Font and numeric format
GUIDE	Display options
Figure Copy Template	Application, text, line, uicontrols, axis, format, background color, and size
Simulink	Display, fonts, and simulation.

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General Preferences for MATLAB