Printing and Exporting Figures with MATLAB

Selecting a Printer

Default Printer

The default printer depends upon the platform you are using.

Platform	Default Printer
Windows	The current printer, (last printer used). If you specify a printer name in printopt.m, it is used as the default from then on.
UNIX	The printer specified in printopt.m. The factory default setting is the system's default printer.

Alternative Printers

If you have more than one printer on your system, you may want to select an alternative printer for the current job or change the default printer for all jobs.

To select an alternative printer on a per figure basis, use:

• The Print dialog box
• The print command with the -Pprinter switch (UNIX only)

To set the default printer for all figures in the current MATLAB session, use the Print Setup dialog box.

To specify a new default printer for all MATLAB sessions, edit your printopt.m file. See Editing printopt.m.

by typing edit printopt at the MATLAB prompt.

If after you select a printer, your printouts give you unexpected results, try changing the printer driver. See Printer Drivers.

Directing Your Output

Using the Print Dialog Box