Graphics

Exporting a Figure to a File in a Specific Graphics Format

Export a figure to a graphics-format file when you want to import it at a later time into another application such as a word processor.

• From the Windows or UNIX menus
• From the command line

From the Windows or UNIX Menus

1. Open the figure window's File menu and select Export. This invokes the Export dialog box.

   

2. Use the Save in field to navigate to a directory in which you want to save your file.
3. Select a graphics format from the Save as type list.
4. Enter a filename in the File name field. An appropriate file extension, based on the format you chose, is already shown.
5. Click Save to export the figure.

From the Command Line

From the command line, you must specify the graphics format as an option. See Frequently Used Graphics Formats. See the print reference page for a complete list of graphics formats and their corresponding option strings.

This example exports a figure to an EPS color file, myfigure.eps, in your current directory.

print -depsc myfigure

This example exports Figure No. 2 at a resolution of 300dpi to a 24-bit JPEG file, myfigure.jpg.

print -djpeg -f2 -r300 myfigure

This example exports a figure at screen size to a 24-bit TIFF file, myfigure.tif.

set(gcf,'PaperPositionMode','auto')   % Use screen size
print -dtiff myfigure

Appending a Figure to a PostScript File

Exporting a Figure in EPS Format with a TIFF Preview