Maple 9 Learning Guide - Maplesoft

8.3 Exporting Worksheets • 295Plain TextExport a Maple worksheet as plain text so that you can open the text filein another application.Translation of Maple Worksheets to Plain Text When a Maple worksheetis translated to Plain Text, the following describes what happens tovarious worksheet elements.• Maple Input is preceded by a greater-than sign and a space (> ).• Text is preceded by nothing.• Page break objects insert manually in Maple are not supported whenexport as plain text.• Hidden content is not exported.• Graphics are not exported.• Special symbols like integral signs and exponents are dislayed incharacter-based typesetting.Exporting As Plain TextTo export a worksheet as plain text:1. Open the worksheet to export.2. From the File menu, select Export As. The Export As dialogopens.3. Select Plain Text as a file type.4. Specify a path and folder for the file.5. Enter a filename. Maple automatically appends a .txt extension.6. Click Export.Example of Export to Plain Text Format The following is a portion ofa Maple worksheet exported in plain text format.An Indefinite IntegralCalculationLook at the integral Int(x^2*sin(x-a),x);. Notice that itsintegrand, x^2*sin(x-a);, depends on the parameter a;.Give the integral a name so that you can refer to it later.> expr := Int(x^2 * sin(x-a), x);