How can I extract column names from xls sheet and make them workspace variables?

Hi, I have imported an excel spreadsheet to Matlab titled "Mockdata". There are two columns within this spreadsheet, "Time" and "Depth". The table called "Mockdata" is the only variable in my workspace; Time and Depth are not currently variables. I can plot the table by saying plot(Mockdata.Time, Mockdata.Depth), but how do I save Time and Depth as their own variables in the workspace, so I can simply plot (Time, Depth)? Thanks.

Answer 1

[KSSV]

Time = Mockdata.Time ;
Depth = Mockdata.Depth ; 

[Rosemaryl21]

Thank you very much

[Stefan Mwale]

You can simply double click the value of your file(at the Workspace)and when it opens, highlight all the contents of the table, then follow these steps... New Workspace Variable from Selection >> Separate Workspace variables. All the Column names of your .xls or .xlsx file will automatically be made into individual variable names and displayed on the Workspace.