How to edit a script via desktop

I just upgraded from matlab 2015 to 2020b. In the past, I developed and edited scripts

in the desktop display. Now it opens up a new window showing the script. I've been

searching the help documentation but cannot find something to explain why this happens,

or whether I am now supposed to use both windows.

[Peter O]

I'm not 100% what you're asking. A couple ideas:

The Editor window can dock or float -- click the tiny arrow in the top right corner to dock it.

There are also Matlab Live editor files (akin to Python Notebooks) with a .mlx extension. Is that what you're seeing now and has you tripped up? It's another way to work compared to the Editor and .m files. You can convert files between the two, and some tasks might be better suited to the interactivity of one over the speed and extensibility of the other. The Live Editor approach makes reports and documentation with calculations and code a little easier. If you're writing a complex piece of code or bulk processing I'd stick with m-files.

I prefer m-files for most of my work.

[allen gorin]

Yes, that worked perfectly!

I had never using the docking option before.

I guess it was the default when I was using version 2015.

Very neat! Thank you!