Mapping Toolbox

previewmap

View map at printed size

Syntax

• previewmap
  

Background

The appearance of a map on screen may differ from the final printed output. This results from the difference in the size and shape of the figure window and the area the figure occupies on the printed page. A map that appears readable on screen may be cluttered when the printed output is smaller. Likewise, the relative position of multiple axes may appear different when printed. This functions resizes the figure to the printed size

Description

previewmap changes the size of the current figure to match the printed output. If the resulting figure size exceeds the screen size, the figure will be enlarged as much as possible.

Examples

Is the text small enough to avoid overlapping in a map of Europe?

• worldmap europe
  h = displaym(worldlo('POtext'));
  trimcart(h)
  rotatetext(h)
  
  orient landscape
  tightmap
  hidem(gca)
  previewmap
  
  
  
  
  
  

Limitations

The figure cannot be made larger than the screen.

See Also

pagedlg	Page position dialog box
paperscale	Figure paper size for a given map scale
axesscale	Resize axes for equivalent scale

polyxpoly

project