Printing and Exporting Figures with MATLAB    

Setting Copy Preferences

Copy Preferences are defaults for all figures copied to the clipboard. You can set your preferred clipboard format, output background color, and whether the figure is the same size as displayed on the screen.

  1. Select Copy Options from the Edit menu. This invokes the Preferences dialog box opened to the Copy Options Preferences panel.
  2. By default, MATLAB chooses the clipboard format for you. If you would like to force MATLAB to use either the metafile or bitmap format for figures exported to the clipboard, select Metafile or Bitmap. For help on deciding whether to use the bitmap or vector format, see Bitmap and Vector Formats.
  3. By default, the background of your exported figure is transparent if you use the graphical user interface to copy your figure to the clipboard. If you would like your exported figure to keep the background color shown on the screen, select Use figure color. If you would like to change the background to white, select Force white background.
  4. By default, the size of your exported figure is the same as the screen size. If you would like MATLAB to use your settings for figure size, deselect Match figure screen size. You can make your own size settings using the Page Setup dialog box or the PaperPosition property. See Size and Position of Printed or Exported Figures.
  5. Click OK to change the preferences. These will be used for all future figures exported to the clipboard.

 Creating and Applying a Copy Template Example - Exporting an EMF to the Clipboard