MATLAB: How to use .net to write from Matlab to a word doc

microsoft wordnet

2011b

I've executed these commands to open a word doc

NET.addAssembly('microsoft.office.interop.word');
wordApp = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass;
wordDoc = wordApp.Documents;
newDoc = wordDoc.Add;
wordApp.Visible = true;

Now I'd like to write text and figure to the word doc. I tried the follwing and got the error

>> para1 = newDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add;
>> para1.Range.Text = 'Heading 1';
Setting the 'Range' property of the 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Paragraph'
class is not allowed.

I can see that the text 'Heading 1' was added to the word doc, but why am I getting the error?

What commands would I use to add a figure?

Many thanks Cheers2u

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This link may be helpful... http://www.mathworks.in/matlabcentral/fileexchange/9112-writetowordfrommatlab/content/WriteToWordFromMatlab.m

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