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LukeWetrook Tweet Curtir 21
PulihedonFeruar19,2015

Welcometotheecondintallmentofmtwo-partlogonlittle-knownhortcutinPTC
Mathcad.Latweek,Icoveredomehortcutthatarecertainlueful,ut,ifImhonet,
maeaitontheoringide.utImreallexcitedaoutthiweek.Iveavedtheet
forlat,Ithink.Oka,Iwonttarranlonger(ouknow,IdontthinkIveeveractuall
uedthewordtarreforefirttimeforeverthing).Letdigin!

Ctrl+MInertMatrix

Thimanoteanewhortcutforomeofou,epeciallifouarefamiliarwithPTCMathcad15andolder.
InthelegacPTCMathcadverion,itwamoredifficulttoinertamatrix.YoueitherhadtogototheMatrix
ToolarorpreCtrl+M,whichwouldopenadialogueoxinwhichouwouldenterthedimenionofour
matrix.ComparethattoPTCMathcadPrime,whereoucaneitheruetheMatrice/Taleta,orjutpre
theleftquareracket[tocreatea11matrixandthenjutinertrowandcolumnaougo.PTC
MathcadPrimemakematrixediting/manipulationmucheaier.ThimaketheCtrl+Mhortcutalmot
ueleinPrimeoroIthought.Thetroulewithuing[tocreateamatrixithatitcannotretroactivel
turnanumerintoamatrix.WhatImeanithatifIenteranumerorvarialeorfunction,utthenrealize
thatitactuallneedtogoinideamatrix,preing[willnotencloethatvalueinmatrixracketecaue
thatithehortcutothtoinitializeamatrixandalotowritevectorucript.uthereiwhereCtrl+Mi
agamechanger.Forthelongettime,Ithoughtthatretroactivelencloingavalueinmatrixracketwa
impoile,utthendicoveredthatifIprepacetocopethevarialeornumerorexpreionthatI
wanttoencloeinamatrix,IcanthenpreCtrl+Mtodoo!

Ctrl+hift+UcalingOperatora.k.a.ImplicitMultiplicationOperator

IfItpe4kginPTCMathcadPrime,Iwillgetthefollowing:

Noticethatopencircleinetween4andkg?ecauevariale,unit,and
contantcannottartwithnumer,PTCMathcadknowthatwhenItpeletter
afteranumer,Imutetringtocalewhatevervariale,unit,orcontantIhave
tpedthatnumer,oitautomaticallinertamultiplicationoperatorthationlviilewhentheregion
iactivecalledthecalingoperatororImplicitMultiplicationoperator.Youcan,ofcoure,explicitlinert
theMultiplicationoperator,aelow:

uttome,thateemtoclutterexpreionoftentime.Iperonallprefer,moreoften
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uttome,thateemtoclutterexpreionoftentime.Iperonallprefer,moreoften
thannot,implicitmultiplication;itlookcleanertome.utPTCMathcaddoent
automaticallinertthiinviileoperatoretweenvarialeecaueitdoentknowwhereonevariale
endandthenextegin.Whattodo?AmIforcedtojutuethenormalmultiplicationoperator?Ithoughto
eforewritingthilog,utitturnoutthatIcanjuttpeCtrl+hift+UtoinertthecalingOperator.Of
coure,thiinotaeaajuttping4kgoreven4*kg,utifourelikemeandouwanttoavoid,
wherepoileandprudent,theclutterofthemultiplicationoperator,Ctrl+hift+Ucanreallcomeinhand.

F5/F9CalculateingleRegion

Youmahaveknownaoutthionealread,utittookmeawhileecauetherenouttonintheUIfor
calculatingaingleregion.Ofcoure,thereauttonforrecalculatingtheentireworkheet,alongwiththe
accompaningkeoardhortcutCtrl+F5.utwhatifIdontneedtorecalculateeverthing,jutoneregion?
AllIhavetodoiclickontheregionIwanttocalculateandpreF5orF9,whichwillthenrecalculatethat
region,awellaanrelatedregion(i.e.anregionthatdependonthecalculationinthatparticular
region).

Ctrl+JConvertWordtoProgrammingKeword

Thiioneofmfavoriteecaueitremovetheneedtomemorizemanothernon-intuitivekeoard
hortcutinprogramming.WhenuingtheProgrammingfunctionalitofPTCMathcad,thereareman
keword(e.g.if,for,while,return),utoucantimpltpethem;oumuteitherinertthemfromthe
Rionormemorizetheuniquekeoardhortcutforeachkeword.Notideal.utCtrl+Javeoufromall
ofthatunneceartroule.impltpethekewordouwantandpreCtrl+Jregardleofwhichkeword,
andthetpedwordwilleconvertedintotheappropriateProgrammingkeword.ItalotlikeuingCtrl+Gto
turnaLatinletterintoaGreekletter.

Ctrl+QCcleThroughLael

AmajorenhancementofPTCMathcadPrimeincompariontolegacPTCMathcaditheailittolael
mathematicalelementavariale,unit,function,contant,etc.Iwontgetintotheenefithere,utit
aprettigdeal.However,itcaneahaletohavetoueourmouetonavigatetotheLaelmenuever
timeouwanttoapplalaeltoomething.PreingCtrl+Qhelpthiallowingoutocclethroughlael
tpe.Thicandefinitelavetime,inceoudonthavetoueourmoue,utitintthemotconvenient
hortcuteither,inceoumahavetopreCtrl+Qmultipletimetoarriveatthelaelouwant.utthat
ringmetomlathortcutfortodalog.CanIgetadrumroll,pleae?

Ctrl+UApplUnitLael

Thiimall-timefavoritehortcut(iitweirdthatIhavefavorite?)fortworeaon:(1)Idicoveredthi
hortcut(ouwontfinditinanofthedocumentation,atleatnotthatIveeen),and(2)Ithinkitthemot
uefulhortcutofanthatwevetalkedaoutofar.Thiilikemagictome,madeallthemoremteriou
thefactthatitnotdocumentedanwhere.ImnotevenurehowIdicoveredit.Honetl,IthinkIjut
thought,Wouldntitecooliftherewereahortcuttolaelomethingaaunit?Itcouldeomethinglike
Ctrl+U.AndthenItriedit,and,loandehold!itworked.Naturall,thatleadtothequetion,arethere
hortcutforallofthelaeltpe?AllIcanaithatifthereare,Ihaveettofindthem.

Onceagain,Ihopethoewerehelpfulforouall.Andifoutumleuponanotherecrethortcut,pleae
letuknow!

TroutourfreeforlifeverionPTCMathcadxpreandtetoutthehortcuttoda.

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Raikoa:
Feruar23,2015at4:50am
Greatarticle,andfinallonethatconvincewithfactandnotwithmarketingpin.

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tuartruffa:
April1,2015at11:41am
TotallAgreewithourcontrol-JcommentdefinitelfallintotheReallUeful(*)categorand
makeenteringprogramomucheaier.

Aformatrice,Ilikethenewmethodofcreatingandextendingmatrice.Itmakeitcognitiveleaier
toentermallmatriceaargumentaitkeepthefingeronthekeoard,whichmeanthatiti
morelikelthatnetedarraargumentwillappealtouer(well,oneatleatuer!).

WhatireallneededtomakearraReallUefulare:

Properworkheet-levelnetedarraindexing(eg,A[1,2,3aoppoedtoA[1[2[3orA[1[2,3),

ThemptArrathiwouldimplifmanofmworkheetallowingmetoinitializeanarrato
emptandaddrow/columntoitwithouthavingtohandlethepecialcaeofthefirtrowtomake
uequenttack/augmentoperationconformale.

ProperMulti-DimenionalArra(MDA)upport,egtheailittocreate3Darra,extractlice,join
MDA,applfunctiontoMDA(eg,calarexpanionoftandardfunctionorapplicationof
aggregatefunctiontooneormoredimenion.Thiwouldgiveconideralmoreflexiilitwhen
workingonmulti-dimenionaldataet(eg,temperatureina3Dgrid).Iwrotemownlirarto
provideomeoftheefeature(Itnot*that*difficulttodo)utIfounditirritatinghavingtowritethe
indiceafunctionargument(avector)ratherthanuingtheuperiorucriptmethod(WhiltImat
it,Idaloliketenorupercriptnotationandthefunctionalactiveucriptnamingconvention(eg,
Jn(x)ratherthanJ(n,x)).

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Imnoturewhattheenefitof(Prime)Laelveru(Mathcad)Mathtlei,though.IueMath
tlealottohelpditinguihtpeofvariale,withonetleformatrice,functionname
epeciallvariantformoronethatconflictwithauilt-infunctionname{Imtoolaz,andfartoo
muchofamathematicianratherthanprogrammer,toeotheredwith

xtremelLongFunctionNameThatHoldGreatignificanceAndConcealAMriadOfutletie
(AMotignificantAndRevealingArgumentDecription)

whenIcanjuttpef(x)andhavemvariantappearinoldlue}.

ImakeevengreaterueofTexttlejutaouteverworkheetIwriteuethem.

KindRegard,

tuart

(*)Ye,IreadThomatheTanknginetorietomchildren.

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AndreaRinglera:
Decemer30,2015at7:02pm
Uefulinformation.WhereiPartI?

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1. LukeWetrooka:
Januar4,2016at10:24am
Gladouenjoedthepot,Andrea!YoucanfindPartIhere.

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