"How to" Topics Global Aspects of Mathematica Sessions The Internals of Mathematica

This gives a result for the integral of x^n that is valid for almost all values of n. For the special case of x^-1, however, the correct result is different. The overall goal ...

LocatorRegion is an option for Locator that specifies where the locator object should by default be allowed to go when it is dragged.

Plain represents a font that is not bold, italic, or underlined.

PrintingStyleEnvironment is an option for notebooks which specifies the style environment to be used in printing the notebook on paper.

ScreenStyleEnvironment is an option for notebooks that specifies the style environment to be used in displaying a notebook on the screen.

SyntaxLength["string"] finds the number of characters starting at the beginning of a string that correspond to syntactically correct input for a single Mathematica expression.

Mathematica lets you determine the final rendered color of a 3D surface using simulated lighting, reflection, and glow. With the Glow option, you can color a 3D surface ...

MathematicaScript is an interpreter for standalone executable Mathematica scripts.

Mathematica gives you the power to customize every aspect of the styling of your plots. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common details of appearance.