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Placeholder

Placeholder[name]
represents a placeholder labeled with name that indicates a place to type.
Placeholder[]
gives the empty placeholder Placeholder.
  • Tab moves from one placeholder to the next in an expression.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Create a grid of placeholders which can be tabbed through and typed into:
Create a grid of named placeholders:
Create a formula with named placeholders:
Create a grid of placeholders which can be tabbed through and typed into:
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Click for copyable input
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Create a grid of named placeholders:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
 
Create a formula with named placeholders:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
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