Re: Mysterious Output in formatted Notebook
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- Subject: [mg104718] Re: Mysterious Output in formatted Notebook
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:51:56 -0500 (EST)
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John wrote: > Mathematica 6, xp windows > > My notebook is mostly paragraphs of text interspersed with sections > and subsections, tables, plots and displayed formulas. Students will > view it in class and later on Mathematica Player. or reason Out > [integer]=Null^i is printed between paragraphs and headings (section > or subsection). The exponent i is usually the number of preceding > paragraphs. > > What is it telling me? What causes it, and how can I get rid of it? > > . > > John > The cells in a notebook each have a definite style. You can change the style of a cell by selecting the cell bracket and using the Format/Style menu item. By default, cells take "Input" style, which means they are executable. If you put text in such a cell, it will 'execute' (or 'evaluate', depending on your point of view) when you execute the notebook - producing a spurious output. Text stored in "Input" cells, also looks pretty ugly. You should only store Mathematica instructions that you wish to evaluate in "Input" cells. I am 90% sure this is the problem you are describing. David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk