Root: Preferences

• Capture screen to diary file - Check to record the command window input and output. (Diary)
• diary file name - Name of file to store diary log. (DiaryFile)
• Number format - Format used to display numbers. (Format)
• short - Fixed-point format with 5 digits.
• long - Scaled fixed-point format with 15 digits.
• shortE - Floating-point format with 5 digits.
• longE - Floating-point format with 15 digits.
• shortG - Fixed- or floating-point format displaying as many significant figures as possible with 5 digits.
• longG - Fixed- or floating-point format displaying as many significant figures as possible with 15 digits.
• hex - Hexadecimal format.
• bank - Fixed-format of dollars and cents.
• + - Displays + and - symbols.
• rational - Approximation by ratio of small integers.
• Number spacing - Spacing of numeric output. (FormatSpacing)
• Check compact - Suppress extra line feeds for more compact display.
• Uncheck compact - Display extra line feeds for a more readable display.
• Recursion limit - Set a limit to the number of nested calls MATLAB can make to M-files before stopping (or potentially running out of memory). Setting this property to a smaller value (something like 150, for example) should prevent MATLAB from running out of memory and instead causes MATLAB to issue an error when reaching the limit. (RecursionLimit)