MATLAB: Do I obtain an error message “Could not create Word ActiveX” when I try to generate a report in Word format using MATLAB Report Generator in MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b)

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I obtain an error message "Could not create Word ActiveX" when I try to generate a report in Word format using MATLAB Report Generator in MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b). This happens even when I try to create a simple report with graphics and I do not have a local installation of MS Word on my computer. I use MS Word from the network.

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Report Generator requires a local installation of MS Word to convert from RTF to DOC files. The RTF file is an intermediate step of the document generation, and the conversion to MS Word format (DOC) is done by Word.

If a local installation of Word is not available, generate the report in RTF format and then use your network version of MS Word to convert it to DOC. These are the steps that you need to follow to complete this process:

1. Generate the report in RTF format without launching the viewer by un-checking "View report after generation" in Report Generator.

2. Open the RTF in MS Word from a Windows Explorer session outside of MATLAB.

3. In MS Word enter: Ctrl-A to select the whole document

4. Press F9 to import the graphics

5. Use Save-As to save the document in DOC format

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MATLAB: How to use a custom Word template for headers and footers in MATLAB Report Generator

To use a custom-made Word template, create a new document using the "mlreportgen.dom.Document" constructor and set the "templatePath" property to your DOTX file. Here is the documentation for a Document object:

<https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/mlreportgen.dom.document-class.html>

And here is a simple example using a custom-made template file from MS Word within the MALTAB Report Generator API:

import mlreportgen.dom.*

d = Document('MyWordDoc', 'docx', 'CustomTemplate.dotx'); %assuming template is in same folder; otherwise, specify full path

open(d);

append(d,'Hello World'); % add some text to generate doc

close(d);

rptview(d.OutputPath)

This formatting for headers and footers will disappear if you are adding chapters to the report. To customize chapter page headers, see the following documented examples for creating and editing chapter templates:

<https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/customize-chapter-page-headers-in-pdf-and-word-reports.html>

MATLAB: Resize Figure for Word report

One way to do it is to try different window sizes and when you find one that looks good in Word, simply use the get and set functions with 'Position' key. For example:

1) set a breakpoint after the figure is completed in Matlab. Then adjust the figure size using your mouse dragging the corner. A trial an error approach. use the Command Window to call:

pos = get(gcf, 'Position'); 
save('pos');

2) once you get the size you like, add in code after the figure is created:

load('pos');
set(gcf, 'Position', pos);

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