MATLAB: How to change orientation and resolution in a pdf printed figure

dpdf landscape

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask how can I change orientation and resolution (at least 300dpi) in the printed pdf file of a figure with subplots? The code below has a portrait orientation. The code I have prepared is the following:

A = randn(500,7);
VARNAMES = {'1','2','3','4','5','6','7'};
time = datetime(1950,1:500,1);
figure;
figure; for k = 1:7
subplot (4,2,k)
filename = plot( time' , A( : , k ) );
xlim(datetime([min(time) max(time)]))
title ( VARNAMES(k));
hold on
end
set(filename,'PaperOrientation','landscape'); 
print ('fig1', '-dpdf', '-fillpage', '-r300')

But i get following error message 'Error using set

There is no PaperOrientation property on the Root class.'

Also, does this print setup secures a 300dpi coloured resolution?

Best Answer

Instead of the set function, use the orient function to set the orientation that is used when saving or printing

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/orient.html#bvmab39-1-ornt

The print function you are using should give you the required dpi.

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2. A better solution as changing the "Position" itself would be adjusting the "PaperPosition" to the "PaperSize":

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3. Alternatively you can set "PaperUnits" to "normalized" and "PaperPosition" to "[0 0 1 1]". This will also have the effect of filling the page in the pdf file automatically:

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