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Basic Printing and Exporting


MATLAB enables you to do basic printing and exporting without having to understand handle graphics. This section describes some frequently used ways to print or export a MATLAB figure, and explains the basic printing and exporting interfaces.

Quick Start

Step-by-step instructions for printing a figure to a printer or to a file, and for exporting a figure to a graphics-format file or to the clipboard

Overview of Printing and Exporting

Selecting a figure to print or export, what is printed, and information about default settings

Printing a Figure to a Printer or to a File

Printing a figure directly to a printer from the print menus or from the command line. You can also print to a file, and print that file to a printer at some later time.

Exporting a Figure in Graphics Format

Exporting a figure in graphics-format, such as JPEG or, to a file that you can later import into another application. MATLAB enables you to export to a file from the print menus or from the command line. You can also export a figure to the clipboard from the preferences panels, and paste it from there into an application.


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