Good quality graph from Matlab to MSOffice
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Hi, which format or method will give me the best graphics quality, if i want to use matlab graphics in MS Powerpoint, for example. I have used edit-->copyfigure.. but, the font and the lines become very thin.
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Mariela Hernández
on 20 Sep 2017
Word 2016 admits vectorial image ".svg". You can import your matfigure using it:
saveas(figure (1), '.svg')
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owr
on 23 Jan 2012
export_fig has helped me immensely. Also check out "imclipboard":
I need to insert MATLAB graphs into Outlook emails and Word documents very often. I downloaded both MATLAB Central functions and made myself the following shortcut:
set(gcf,'Color',[1 1 1]);
imclipboard('copy', export_fig());
The first line just sets the figure background to white so it looks nicer within emails and word docs that have a white background.
I produce the figure that I need, press the shortcut button that triggers the code above, and then just paste into Outlook. Its been quite convenient.
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owr
on 24 Jan 2012
The tilde's are still relatively new to MATLAB I guess, you must be running an earlier version. You can replace those with the names of dummy variables.
In terms of your original question, I agree that the quality could still not be ideal. I use export_fig, etc. mostly to share graphs quickly with other folks I work with. I do this often, so the quality is secondary to the ease. I also got better results from export_fig than from any luck I had meddling around with the settings myself. To be fair, I didnt put much time into it.
You may find this blog useful:
http://blogs.mathworks.com/pick/2010/05/28/creating-and-exporting-publication-quality-graphics/
Thats where I got the original reference to export_fig.
Good luck!
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Wayne King
on 23 Jan 2012
Try:
File -> Save As
and then use a bitmap
Alternatively from the command line
print -dbitmap
You may also want to try:
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