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Even though Prime is called Mathcad Prime by PTC, its a software which differs in many respect from good old Mathcad.
And yes, in Mathcad you had to use the addline command to get a newline and in Prime you simply have to hit the Enter key - thats even easier. On the other hand I find it a bit strange and uncomfortable that we cannot simply type Enter after the first program line to add a second one but rather have to create a program structure first (using the old addline shortcut "]"). But once a program structure is created, you have to use Enter to add a new line of code.
Prime is much less convenient compared to old Mathcad in many respects, but this change I would call an improvement. I also like the Ctrl-J feature in Prime. You can type "else" (without the quotes) and immediately press Ctrl-J and Prime will convert the text to the appropriate programming structure. Thats easier than to remember the keyboard shortcuts or the usage of the floating palettes (which Prime does not offer anyway).
BTW, like in old Mathcad you may also use in Prime the if-function instead of the if-program structure:
For short sequences this sure is a space-saving option.
You could either use a couple of "if else" statements or a couple of simple "if"'s combined with "return" (which automatically stops a program).
You may also use heavily nested if-functions but this would look very unclear and confusing (like in Excel).
If you're using the free version (Prime Express) the programming menu is supressed:
Do not fret! The old if statements (like EXCEL) still work:
