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The Mathematical ExplorerTM (2001)

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FormatType

  • FormatType is an option for output streams, graphics and functions such as Text, which specifies the default format type to use when outputting expressions.
  • SetOptions[ stream , FormatType -> type ] resets the format type for an open stream.
  • For graphics functions box-based format types such as StandardForm and TraditionalForm can be used only when a notebook front end is present.
  • See The Mathematica Book on the web:Section 2.9.15 and Section 2.11.3.
  • See also: TextStyle.