Updated (1st comment w/code) - Tile Layout and Figure Properties: export as 'landscape'.

Hello,

1. I am trying to increase the export size of the plots with Tile Layout which makes them a matlab graphic.
2. I went into its figure and change its properties to Landscape, paper size A4 and saved the *.mlx file as a word document then download the word document. When I open the word document, the 2 plots are so Small as shown below. The plots are just a fraction of the page height and width. I've tried pdf and having the same issue. What do you recommend? Using the Figure's global settings with 'width and length'?
3. UPDATE: Is there anyway I can command the legend to be outside the x/y axis? Upon further researched, the legend syntax for 'southwestoutside' at orgin '0,0' will not work because it resizes and pushes the plot to the right. So instead I am using 'southoutside' in font size 7. Is the a way to call up NumRows = 1 instead of NumColumns = 1 in the legend. I am told that it is not a valid syntax.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Code:
% 5
v = tiledlayout(2,1, 'Padding','loose', 'TileSpacing','loose');

% 5a

nexttile
plot(data1.Simulation_Time, data1.Pitch_Angle, data1.Simulation_Time, data1.Roll_Angle, 'b--');
hold on
grid On;
xlim([0.0000 1500.0000]);
ylim([-35.0 30.0]);
xlabel("Simulation Time (sec)");
ylabel("DEGREES");
legend("Pitch Angle (rad)", "Roll Angle (rad)",'Location', 'southwest');
title("PR I0148A  5a: Pitch and Roll");

% 5b

nexttile
plot(data1.Simulation_Time, data1.Drift_Angle');
hold off
grid On;
xlim([0.0000 1500.0000]);
ylim([-50.0 50.0]);
xlabel("Simulation Time (sec)");
ylabel("DEGREES");
legend("Drift Angle (Port)");
title("PR I0148A  5b: Drift Angle");

Word Document:

[Deborah Johnson]

Hello,

I have found solutions but am asking for suggestions.

1. Solution: I am using Tile Layout.
2. Solution: I have globally set the 'figure' and change its properties.
3. Solution: Legend - I am using 'southoutside' in font size 7.
4. Question: I still cannot export pdf as 'landscape'. It pdf export below is in portrait mode as a full page.

I have attached the data csv file. Thank you for reviewing and please comment.

% Import the data
question = readtable("/MATLAB Drive/Data/question.csv", opts);

clear opts

question1 = renamevars(question,...
    ["Sim_Time__Sec___Simulation_Time__Sec_", "VelDrift_PORT__Ft_Sec", "VelHdg_PORT__Ft_Sec"],...
    ["Simulation_Time", "Velocity_Drift", "Velocity_Heading"]);

% verify 
question1;% Create figure - this coding does not work
% figure('PaperOrientation','landscape','PaperType','A4','NumberTitle','off',...
%    'Name','Figure'); 

figure = gcf;
figure.PaperType = 'A4';
figure.Units = 'inches';
figure.PaperOrientation = 'landscape';
figure.Position = [1 2 7 8];
% figure

% Create multiple captions  
% Get the date of the file.
filename = "PH I0148A.pdf";
dirListing = dir(filename);

% Get the current time.
tNow = datetime("now");

% Create a 3 captions on 1 line
caption = sprintf('Run Time = %s', dirListing.date, tNow);
sof_var1 = 'SOF 3.1.0.0.0';
sof_var2 = 'SOF 2.1.9.9.9 ';
DC_Group = 'n/a';
caption2 = sprintf('Build Run 1: %s <> ', sof_var1);
caption3 = sprintf('Build Run 2: %s <> ', sof_var2);
caption4 = sprintf('DC Group 1: %s     ', DC_Group);

% Add  
% convert fps to knots
question1.DriftVelocity = (question1.Velocity_Drift)./(1.6878);   
question1.HeadingVelocity = (question1.Velocity_Heading)./(1.6878);   

% verify new variables data
question1;

% Tiled Layout
w = tiledlayout(2, 1,'Padding','loose', 'TileSpacing','loose', 'Units','inches');
 
nexttile
plot(question1.Simulation_Time, question1.DriftVelocity, 'LineWidth', 1);
hold on
ax = gca; % Get handle to current axes.
ax.GridAlpha = 0.5;   
ax.XAxis.TickValues = 0:250:1500;
ax.XMinorTick = 0.9;
ax.XMinorTick='on';
ax.YMinorTick = 0.9;
ax.YMinorTick='on';
ax.XMinorGrid = 'on';
ax.YMinorGrid = 'on';
grid On;
ylim([-15.0 15.0]);
xlabel("Simulation Time (sec)", 'FontSize', 9, 'FontWeight', 'bold');
ylabel("KNOTS", 'FontSize', 9, 'FontWeight', 'bold');
legend("Drift Velocity", 'Location', 'southoutside', 'FontSize', 9);
title("Drift Velocity");
subtitle({caption [caption2, caption3, caption4]});
 
nexttile
plot(question1.Simulation_Time, question1.HeadingVelocity, 'LineWidth', 1);
hold off
ax = gca; % Get handle to current axes.
ax.GridAlpha = 0.5;  % Make grid lines less transparent.
ax.XAxis.TickValues = 0:250:1500;
ax.XMinorTick = 0.9;
ax.XMinorTick='on';
ax.YMinorTick = 0.9;
ax.YMinorTick='on';
ax.XMinorGrid = 'on';
ax.YMinorGrid = 'on';
grid On;
ylim([10.0 65.0]);
xlabel("Simulation Time (sec)", 'FontSize', 9, 'FontWeight', 'bold');
ylabel("KNOTS", 'FontSize', 9, 'FontWeight', 'bold');
legend("Heading Velocity", 'Location', 'southoutside', 'FontSize', 9);
title("Heading Velocity");
subtitle({caption [caption2, caption3, caption4]});

[Voss]

How are you exporting the figure to pdf (e.g., exportgraphics, print, File>Export menu in the figure, etc.)?

[Deborah Johnson]

Hello Voss,

With Live Editor.

• Go to the 'View' tab and 'Hide' the code first
• Go back to Live Editor
• Go to the 'Save' tab and select 'Export to PDF'
• Give it a filename or if you have updated the code, select the same filename.pdf
• Wait for the prompt window to open
• You can either print/download or go to the 'Home' tab and download the selected file, filename.pdf.