Working with Cells and Notebooks

To create a new cell:

1. Move the pointer in the notebook window until it becomes a horizontal I-beam.

2. Click, and a cell insertion bar will appear; start typing. By default, new cells are Mathematica input cells.

To create a new cell to hold ordinary text:

1. Click in the notebook to get a cell insertion bar.

2. Choose Format Style Text.

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Use the keyboard shortcut 7 on Windows, 7 on Macintosh, or 7 on Unix.

3. When you start typing, a text cell bracket appears.

To change the style of a cell:

1. Click the cell bracket. The bracket is highlighted.

2. Select a style from the Style submenu. The cell will immediately reflect the change.

To close a group of cells:

Double-click the outermost cell bracket of the group.

When a group is closed, only the first cell in the group is displayed, and the group bracket is shown with a triangular flag at the bottom.

To open a group of cells:

Double-click a closed group's cell bracket.

To print a notebook:

Choose File Print. The notebook style will be automatically optimized for printing.

To change the overall look of a notebook:

1. Go to the Style Sheet submenu of the Format menu.

2. Choose a style sheet. All cells in the notebook will change appearance, based on the definitions in the new style sheet.