Why do MATLAB 6.0 and 6.1 (R12 and R12.1) have a problem copying figures into Microsoft Office 97 applications?

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Why do MATLAB 6.0 and 6.1 (R12 and R12.1) have a problem copying figures into Microsoft Office 97 applications?
I use MATLAB 6.0 (R12) and have a problem copying and pasting my figure into Microsoft Word 97.
When I make a plot using the following code
plot([1 2 3 2])
and try to "copy figure" into Microsoft Word 97, I get the following behavior:
If I select "Metafile" or "Preserve Information", then I cannot get a complete copy of the plot in Microsoft Word 97. The axis lines and border are missing.
If I select Bitmap, I get a complete figure, but the resolution is not as good as I expect.
This does not happen when I do the same from MATLAB 5.3 (R11)

Accepted Answer

MathWorks Support Team
MathWorks Support Team on 27 Jun 2009
This bug has been fixed for Release 14 (R14). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:
This is a bug in MATLAB. It has been brought to the attention of our development staff so that it may be fixed in a future release of MATLAB.
The plot that is pasted into the Microsoft application actually does contain all of the necessary information. If you view the document using the Print Preview option or change the zoom percentage to less than 100%, the axis lines and border will be displayed.
As a workaround, in the Microsoft application, change the size of the pasted image (making it smaller) by dragging a corner inward. Alternatively, in MATLAB choose "Match figure screen size" in the "Copy Options" of the "Figure Copy Template" Preferences.

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