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7.5 Conclusion • 285> plotsetup( inline );For a description of the plotting devices supported in Maple, refer to?plot,device.7.5 ConclusionIn this chapter, you have seen a number of Maple’s elementary inputand output facilities: how to print graphics, how to save and retrieveindividual Maple expressions, how to read and write numerical data, andhow to export a Maple worksheet as a L A TEX or HTML document.In addition, Maple has many low-level input and output commands,such as fprintf, fscanf, writeline, readbytes, fopen, and fclose.Refer to the corresponding help pages for details.The help pages are Maple’s interactive reference manual. They arealways at your fingertips when you are using Maple. Like a traditionalreference manual, use them by studying the index, or by searching throughthem. In particular, the complete text search facility provides a methodof searching for information, superior to a traditional index. In addition,hyperlinks make it easy for you to check related topics.This book aims to supply you with a good base of knowledge fromwhich to further explore Maple. In this role, it focuses on the interactiveuse of Maple. Of course, Maple is a complete language, and providescomplete facilities for programming. In fact, the majority of Maple’s commandsare coded in the Maple language, as this high-level, mathematicallyoriented language is far superior to traditional computer languages forsuch tasks. The Maple Introductory Programming Guide introducesyou to programming in Maple.