How can I change the default position of the header with 'Print Preview' before printing in MATLAB 7.1(R14SP3)?

I am using the File->Print Preview GUI to specify a header for my printout. However, there is no feature to specify the location of my header; it is always placed at the left corner. I want to change this default position to center the header on my printout.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The ability to specify the header position from the File->Print Preview GUI is not available in MATLAB 7.1 (R14SP3).

To work around this issue, you can edit the file 'paperfig.m', which actually places the header during the print operation. Please make a copy of 'paperfig.m' before making changes in order to revert to the original version if needed.

 1. Open the file PAPERFIG.M which is located in the directory:

 $MATLAB\toolbox\matlab\graphics\private

 where $MATLAB is the directory returned by typing 'matlabroot' in the MATLAB command prompt.

 2. At line 63, change the value of the 'horizontalalignment' property from  

'horizontalalignment','left',...

to

'horizontalalignment','center',...

3. At line 71, change the values of the 'Position' property from

'position',[hs.margin, axpos(4) - hs.margin 0]);

to

'position',[round(axpos(3)/2) axpos(4) - hs.margin 0]); %approximate coordinates for center position

4. Save the file

5. Regenerate the figure and use the File->Print Preview to specify the header text. (NOTE: the new header position will not be updated in the print preview)

6. Print the figure (from the print preview), which will now have the header centered on the page.