Development Environment

Configuring Notebook  

After you install Notebook, you must configure it. (Notebook is installed as part of the MATLAB installation process. See the MATLAB Installation Guide for PC for more information.)

To configure Notebook, type

notebook -setup

in the MATLAB command window. Notebook prompts you to specify which version of Microsoft Word you are using.

Choose your version of Microsoft Word:
[1] Microsoft Word for Windows 95 (Version 7.0)
[2] Microsoft Word 97
[3] Microsoft Word 2000
[4] Exit, making no changes

Microsoft Word Version: 2

Next Notebook prompts you to specify the location of the Microsoft Word executable (winword.exe) on your system.

You will be presented with a dialog box.  Please use it to select
your copy of the Microsoft Word 97 executable (winword.exe).
Press any key to continue...

Use this dialog box to specify the location of your Microsoft Word program.

When you click Open, Notebook prompts you to specify the name of a Microsoft Word template file.

You will be presented with a dialog box.  Please use it to
select a Microsoft Word template (.dot) file in one of your
Microsoft Word template directories.  We suggest that you specify
your normal.dot file.
Press any key to continue...

Use this dialog box to specify the name of your Microsoft Word template file.

When configuration is completed, Notebook outputs this message.

Notebook setup is complete.

Controlling Graphic Output

Notebook Command Reference