New in 8.0: Notebooks & Documents
Mathematica 8 introduces numerous new usability features, including a whole new paradigm for entering input using free-form linguistics that no longer require even understanding
Mathematica syntax. Additional user interface enhancements run across the spectrum, including major updates to the find dialog, the entire printing system, and even the basic cell insertion pointer.
— choose how to enter input (
Mathematica language, free-form, text, etc.)
(
at beginning of input) — use free-form linguistics to generate
Mathematica output
(
at beginning of input) — generate full Wolfram|Alpha output
(
Ctrl+) — enter free-form linguistics for conversion to inline
Mathematica input
Computable Document Format (CDF) Files
— added support for saving .cdf files
"CDF" — added
Import and
Export of Computable Document Format (.cdf) files
Automatic Evaluation of Notebooks
NotebookEvaluate — evaluate the cells in a specified notebook
Improved Interactive Graphics Editing
(modified) — draw and edit graphics interactively
Improved Find and Replace
(modified) — highlight results in a notebook, view find and replace history
New and Improved Printing
(modified) — print preview for Windows and Linux, improved paging control and line breaking
Improved Headers and Footers
— integration with EndNote
Citation Management — a tutorial on managing citations in
Mathematica
Speak (modified) — speak any expression, including math and diagrams
SpokenString (modified) — spoken representation of an expression
