DOCUMENTING AND STRUCTURING A MAPLE DOCUMENT
You can insert text into your worksheet. You can document your steps you take in solving a problem. Text can be
formatted using predefined styles or you can define and customize your own styles. In addition, you can insert
formatted mathematics into a worksheet and add sections and subsections.
Adding Text to A Maple Document in Worksheet Mode
In Worksheet mode, at a Maple prompt [>, you can press Ctrl + T to switch from a Maple
input region to a text region. The > prompt disappears in a text region. Alternatively,
you can go to the Insert menu, and select Text (To insert a text region after the current
prompt click the in the toolbar). Once you enter text, you can format it any way you
like using the Context Bar for text regions:
Toggle between text and
math when in a text region
– the current mode is
highlighted Choose a style of text here.
Choose a font / font size here
Formatting buttons
Once in a text region, you can toggle between Text and Math by pressing F5. Any
mathematical expressions entered are non-executable. You can also use the Palettes to
enter math.
Adding Text to A Maple Document in Document Mode
In Document Mode, you can press F5 to toggle between Math Mode and Text Mode. Alternatively, click on Text or Math
in the Context bar to toggle modes.
Math mode is characterized by a slanted, italic prompt (/) whereas the Text mode is characterized by a vertical regular
prompt (|).
The Context bar will indicate the mode (Text or Math)
Once you enter text, you can format it any way you like using the Context Bar for text regions
When entering text in Document Mode, the Formatting toolbar is as follows:
Toggle between text and
math when in a text region
Choose a style of text here.
– the current mode is
highlighted Choose a font / font size here
Formatting buttons
You can enter mathematical statements by switching between Text and Math mode. Executable math statements can
be evaluated and displayed inline by pressing either Ctrl+ = or Alt+Enter .
You can also enter a text region on a new line by pressing in the Toolbar area.
In Worksheet mode, you can “switch” to Document mode by going to the Edit menu and selecting Document Blocks →
Create Document Block.
Likewise, in Document mode, you can “switch” to Worksheet mode by inserting command prompts (execution groups)
(see below).
Add Execution Groups (command prompts, Maple input regions) to the
document
o To insert an execution group (new command prompt) after your text region or the current cursor position, press
Ctrl + J, or alternatively, from the Insert menu, select Execution Group, then After Cursor.
o To insert another execution group before your text region or the current cursor position, press Ctrl + K, or
alternatively, from the Insert menu, select Execution Group, then Before Cursor.
o You can also click on the button in the Toolbar.
Add Paragraphs
You can insert paragraphs (text areas) within execution groups or elsewhere in the worksheet.
o To insert a paragraph before the current cursor position, press Ctrl + Shift + K, or alternatively, from the Insert
menu, select Paragraph, then Before Cursor.
o To insert a paragraph after the current cursor position, press Ctrl + Shift + J, or alternatively, from the Insert
menu, select Paragraph, then After Cursor.
o A new paragraph is inserted and the cursor is moved to the new blank line. Enter the paragraph.
Add/Remove Sections to your Worksheet
Sections may be added to your document to group various elements. When you enclose elements in a section (or
indent them), Maple automatically inserts a place for the section title.
You can press the (Indent) button anywhere in the worksheet to insert a section.
Alternatively, place the cursor in the paragraph or execution group above the location where you would like to insert a
new section. If the cursor is inside a section, Maple inserts the new section below the current section (subsection). If the
cursor is in an execution group, Maple inserts the new section after the execution group. From the Insert menu, select
Section. A or marks the start of the section.
You can enter a section title if you like to the right of the or .
o To collapse a section, click on the (it changes to )
o To expand a section, click the box (it changes to )
o You can insert subsections with the Insert → Section menu selection or button.
o Remove subsections with the outdent button .
For further documenting options, enter ?worksheet,documenting to bring up an Overview of Document Processing help
window.
