Things I wish they'd taught me about Mathcad

[RantEng]

So, I'm about to introduce Mathcad to a new bunch of Mechanical Engineers.  I've used Mathcad my whole career (recently retired). To those new to the software, I demonstrate how I use it to document and refine calculations.

In the days when I was in the office, I'd sit with Engineers individually and show them several things that are not clearly explained upfront (all the different meanings of the = symbol).  Managing subscripts and indexes, also spotting the difference between them.

So, thinking of all the things we learned the hard way, let's think of a collection of what you wish they'd taught you upfront.  Suggestions?

Bob Adams, aka RantEng

[DJNewman]

The first thing you should do is set up a default template, and the first thing you want to do in that template is set up Mathcad in landscape mode. Mathcad is so, so much better in landscape.

(Unless you're one of those people that rotates their monitor.)


Edit: Landscape mode is on my mind for lots of reasons recently, but it really took me years to know to switch to landscape mode, and then even longer to actually do this in my default template.