Development Environment

Opening Desktop Tools

To open a tool from the desktop, select the tool from the View menu or double-click it in the list of tools displayed in the Launch Pad for MATLAB. The tool opens in the location it occupied the last time it was open.

There are a few tools controlled by the desktop that you don't open from the View menu or Launch Pad:

• Array Editor - Open it by double-clicking a variable in the Workspace Browser.
• Editor/Debugger - Open it by creating a new M-file or opening an existing M-file. For instructions, see Starting the Editor/Debugger.

Another way to open a tool is using a function. For example, helpbrowser opens the Help browser. These functions are documented with each tool.

The following example shows how the MATLAB desktop might look with the Command Window, Command History, and Help browser open.

Opening and Closing Desktop Tools

Going to Documents in Desktop Tools