Ways to Get Function Help

Each MATLAB^® function has supporting documentation that includes examples and describes the function inputs, outputs, and calling syntax. This table describes ways to access that documentation.

Type of Help	How to Access	Example or Icon
Reference page in the documentation	Use the doc command. — or— Select a function name in the Editor, Live Editor, or Command Window. Then, right-click and select Help on Selection.	doc mean
Function syntax hints in Command Window	After you type an open parenthesis for function inputs, pause or press Ctrl + F1.	mean(
Abbreviated help text in Command Window	Use the help command.	help mean
Function browser in Command Window	Click the function icon to the left of the command prompt.
Complete documentation in your system web browser	Click the Help button on the quick access toolbar or on the Home tab. — or— Enter search terms in the Search box in the top-right corner of the desktop.

Search the Documentation

To search for keywords in the documentation, enter text in the search box in the top-right corner of the desktop. If you have the documentation open in your system web browser, you can search for keywords by entering text in the search box at the top of the current documentation page.

When you open a page from the search results, the keywords that you searched for appear highlighted. To clear the highlighting, press the Esc key. To filter the search results, use the facets that appear on the left side of the page.

For example, view MATLAB topics by selecting MATLAB and Help Topics.