Section 8.6 MATLAB Banner

The MATLAB banner is the part of the GUI that sits on top of everything else. There are multiple tabs (that will actually change depending on what you are doing) and there are a bunch of buttons with a little descriptive text. Almost all of the buttons are labeled in such a way that it should be pretty obvious as to their function.

For example, the “New Variable” button creates a new variable in the workspace. The “Preferences” button opens up a modal dialogue box that contains a whole bunch of options that you can change in MATLAB.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with the banner and the buttons located on it (especially the buttons in the “Home” tab). In the next chapters, I will refer to the buttons on the banner so you must know where to look.

Try It!

Take a second or two to play around with the buttons on the “Home” tab of the banner. You can’t really break anything and it is good to explore them to see what happens. Also, take a second to click through the other available tabs to see what buttons are available on those. A lot of what we will be learning throughout the rest of this book will rely on your ability to find the correct button on the banner so don’t skip this step!