The built-in functions in Mathematica operate in a wide variety of ways. But many of the mathematical functions share an important approach: they are set up so as to reduce ...

CellGroup[{cell_1, cell_2, ...}] gives an open group of cells that can appear in a Mathematica notebook.CellGroup[{cell_1, cell_2, ...}, 1] gives a cell group in which only ...

HoldComplete[expr] shields expr completely from the standard Mathematica evaluation process, preventing even upvalues associated with expr from being used.

InputString[] interactively reads in a character string. InputString[prompt] requests input, displaying prompt as a "prompt". InputString[prompt, init] in a notebook front ...

SimilarityRules is an option for functions such as SequenceAlignment that gives a list of rules for similarity scores to assume between pairs of elements.

The simplest way to mix text and formulas in a Mathematica notebook is to put each kind of material in a separate cell. Sometimes, however, you may want to embed a formula ...

Here is a typical palette of modifiers. Mathematica allows you to use any expression as a subscript. Unless you specifically tell it otherwise, Mathematica will interpret a ...

Mathematica allows you to control how the pages in notebooks are laid out for printing. You can give a general specification in a stylesheet, or you can specify details for ...

"TemplateSelection" is a front end token that inserts a function template to the right of the insertion point.

Bottom is a symbol that represents the bottom for purposes of alignment and positioning.