Maple tasks can be previewed in two ways.

From the Tools menu, select Tasks, and then Browse. The Task Browser opens and displays a list of tasks.

From the Help menu, select Manuals, Resources, and more, and then Tasks. The Help Navigator opens. Expand the Task folder in the left pane under Table of Contents to see the available tasks.

The tasks are sorted by subject to help you quickly find the desired task. In the Task Browser or Help Navigator, you can view tasks without inserting them into your worksheet.

There are three ways to insert a task into a worksheet using the Help Navigator or Task Browser.

Click the Copy Task to Clipboard button

Click the Insert Default Content button

Click the Insert Minimal Content button

Copy Task to Clipboard copies all content within the task, which you can paste into a worksheet.

Insert Default Content inserts the content specified by the Task content to insert setting. See Controlling the Default Content Setting.

Insert Minimal Content inserts only the commands.

If the Insert into a New Worksheet option is selected, Maple opens a new worksheet containing the task when you click the Insert Default Content or Insert Minimal Content button.

(in the Task Browser dialog only) The Display task markers option allows you to see which parts of a task will be inserted on clicking each of the buttons described above. See Creating Tasks for a description of the highlighting conventions.

You can also insert a previously inserted task into the current worksheet without browsing the list of tasks. From the Tools menu, select Tasks, and then the name of the task. Maple inserts the default content. See Controlling the Default Content Setting.

In tasks, parameters are marked as placeholders. Update the parameter values as required.

Note: To navigate between placeholders in the worksheet, press the Tab key.

After updating any parameters, perform the task by, for example, running the commands or clicking buttons in the task.