Help and Support

Product help, technical support

MATLAB® offers several options for getting help on MathWorks® products. You can access abbreviated function help text in the Command Window, or search the documentation for in-depth, comprehensive help topics and examples. For information on specific issues not addressed in the documentation, contact MathWorks Technical Support.

Functions

docDocumentation in system web browser
helpHelp for functions in Command Window
docsearchDocumentation search
lookforSearch for keyword in reference page text
demoAccess product examples
echodemoRun example script step-by-step in Command Window
openExampleOpen a MathWorks example

Topics

  • Ways to Get Function Help

    Each MATLAB function has supporting documentation that includes examples and describes the function inputs, outputs, and calling syntax. There are several ways to access that documentation.

  • MATLAB Code Examples

    A standalone example is a readable version of a MATLAB script or live script that shows how to accomplish a particular task.

  • Help Settings

    Specify web or locally installed documentation, filter the documentation by product, configure quick help display, and on non-English systems, select a language.

  • Translated Documentation

    Some MathWorks products provide versions of the documentation in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.

  • Contact Technical Support

    Contact MathWorks Technical Support to report a bug or request help.