
Finding Information with the Help Browser
Problem Tr y These Suggestions
Pages are not about search
word, but just mention it
Try the Index pane to see more important entries for that search
word.
Too m any irrelevant
results
Type more than one word in the Search for field.
Look for an exact phrase by enclosing words in quotations marks,
such as
"plot tools".
Use Boolean operators (in all capitals), for example,
printing AND
figures NOT exporting
.
Topic is not relevant Look at the Section column in Search Results, which provides
context for the result. If you cannot see the column, make the pane
wider.
Want to look only within
part of a product’s
documentation
For products like MATLAB, you m ight want to search only part of
the documentation. There is no way to do t his in the Help browser.
However, you might be able to accomplish that via PDF search. For
example, you can search the “Getting Started with MATLAB” PDF
file, or the “M ATLAB External Interfaces” PDF file. Instructions
to access the PDF file are included in “Printing the PDF Version of
Documentation” on page 4-42.
Get More Results
If you want more results, try the following.
Problem Tr y These Suggestions
No results for the product Be sure the product filter is set correctly. Select
File>Preferences>Helpand disable the product
filter, or a t least ensure the products of interest are selected. For
details, see “Product Filter” on page 4-37.
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