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Printing to a Printer at Screen Size

By default, MATLAB prints your figure at 8-by-6 inches. This size includes the area delimited by the background. This example shows how to print or export it the same size it is displayed on your screen:

From the Windows Menus

  1. Resize your figure window to the size you want it to be when printed.
  2. Select Page Setup from the figure window's File menu and select the Size and Position tab.
  3. In the Mode group box, select Use screen size, centered on page.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Invoke the Print dialog box to print the figure.

From the UNIX Menus

  1. Invoke the Print dialog box to print the figure.
  2. In the Figure Size on Printed Page group box, select the Same size as screen option.
  3. Click OK.

Note. You can also select screen size from the Size and Position tab in the Page Setup dialog box.

From the Command Line

Set the PaperPositionMode property to auto before printing the figure.

If you later want to print the figure at its original size, set PaperPositionMode back to 'manual'.


 Printing to a Printer Using the Defaults Printing to a Printer, Locking the Ticks and Limits of the Axes