Directing Your Output

    Overview
        Ways of Directing Your Output

    Selecting a Printer
        Default Printer
        Alternative Printers
        Using the Print Dialog Box
        Using the print Command (UNIX only)
        Using the Print Setup Dialog Box

    Printer Drivers
        Specifying a Printer Driver
        Types of Printer Drivers
        Choosing the Right Driver
        Font Support for the Various Drivers

    Drivers Provided by MATLAB
        Windows Drivers
        PostScript Drivers
        Ghostscript Drivers
        HPGL Drivers

    Printing to a File
        How to Print to File
        Using the Windows User Interface
        Using the UNIX User Interface
        Using the print Command

    Appending Figures to a PostScript File

Setting up the Page

    Overview
        Default Settings and How to Change Them
        Relationships Among Settings

    Paper Size and Type
        Built-In and Printer-Specific Paper Types
        Changing Paper Size or Type
        Changing the Default Paper Type

    Paper Orientation
        Changing Paper Orientation

    Unit of Measure
        Changing the Unit of Measure

    Size and Position of Printed or Exported Figures
        MATLAB's Default Size and Position Settings
        Changing Figure Size and Position

    Examples

Fine-Tuning Your Output

    Overview
        Ways to Fine-Tune

    Setting the Rendering Method
        Comparing Rendering Methods
        The Default Renderer for MATLAB
        Reasons for Changing the Renderer
        How to Set the Renderer

    Setting Resolution
        Bitmap and Vector Resolution
        Default Resolution and When You Can Change It
        Choosing a Setting
        How to Set the Resolution

    Retaining Background Colors
        Default Background Colors
        How to Retain the Background Colors

    Locking the Ticks and Limits of the Axes
        Default Behavior
        How to Lock the Ticks and Limits

    Adjusting Lines and Text for Printing
        Exported Figures
        Default Settings for Colored Lines and Text
        Specifying Printed Color of Colored Lines and Text
        Getting the Best Results with Black-and-White Printers
        Windows 95 and 98 Limitation for Broken Line Styles
        Font Support for Printing

    Excluding User Interface Controls from Output
        Using Page Setup
        Using the print Command

    Producing Uncropped Output
        Changing Default Cropping Behavior
        Producing an Uncropped Figure

    Creating CMYK Output
        Using the Printing Options Dialog Box (UNIX only)
        Using the print Command

    Example - Fine-Tuning a Figure
        Using the User Interface
        Using MATLAB Commands

Exporting

    Overview
        Exporting
        Relationship to Printing

    Exporting Quick Start
        Using the print Command for Exporting
        Example - Exporting to a TIFF File

    Setting the Export File Format
        What is a File Format?
        Supported Formats and Related Options
        Details About Selected File Formats
        How to Choose a File Format

    More About MATLAB Format Types
        Built-In MATLAB and Ghostscript Formats
        Bitmap and Vector Formats
        Preserving Colors in Exported Figures
        Getting the Best Results With Bitmap Formats

    About the Graphical User Interface for Exporting
        The Export Dialog Box
        Figure Copy Template
        Copy Options Preferences

    Exporting to the Clipboard Using the Graphical Interface
        Default Settings
        Clipboard Formats
        Exporting Procedure
        Creating and Applying a Copy Template
        Setting Copy Preferences
        Example - Exporting an EMF to the Clipboard

    Exporting Using MATLAB Commands
        Specifying the Format to Use
        Specifying Options
        Exporting to a File Using MATLAB Commands
        Exporting to the Clipboard Using MATLAB Commands

    Using the getframe Command to Export a Graphic
        How to Use getframe and imwrite
        Example - Exporting a Figure Using getframe and imwrite
        Saving Multiple Figures to an AVI File

    Importing MATLAB Graphics into Other Applications
        Edit Before You Export
        Importing into Microsoft Applications
        Example - Importing an EPS Graphic into LaTeX
        Application Format Support

Graphical Interface Reference

    Windows Print Dialog Box
        Components of the Windows Print Dialog Box
        Invoking the Windows Print Dialog Box

    Page Setup Dialog Box
        Components of the Paper Tab
        Components of the Size and Position Tab
        Components of the Lines and Text Tab
        Components of the Axes and Figure Tab
        Invoking the Page Setup Dialog Box

    Print Preview Dialog Box
        Components of the Print Preview Dialog Box
        Invoking the Print Preview Dialog Box

    UNIX Print Dialog Box
        Components of the UNIX Print Dialog Box
        Invoking the UNIX Print Dialog Box

    Printing Options Dialog Box
        Components of the UNIX Printing OptionsDialog Box
        Invoking the Printing Options Dialog Box