MATLAB: Scale changes on plots when saving the figure

MATLABprint figuresaveas

MATLAB Version: 8.2.0.701 (R2013b)
I create a figure with 4 subplots. When I save the figure using the Figure Menu: File-Save, everything looks fine. If I use the saveas or the print functions, the Y axes change and the representation of the data is incorrect.
Menu Save (Correct):
saveas or print (Incorrect):
      %%Save the Figure
      jpg_path = '\\usdrdsech1na002\projects$\PUBLIC\PureWaveLinear\Build Info\AcousticMicroscope\TOF_Scans';
          set(hc,'PaperOrientation','portrait');
      tmp = strfind(tmpname,' ');
      tmpname(tmp) = '_'; clear tmp
      saveas(hc, fullfile(jpg_path, [tmpname '.jpg']));
      %print(hc, '-djpeg', fullfile(jpg_path, [tmpname '.jpg']));

Best Answer

The following code resolves the figure resizing issue:
>> set(fig, 'PaperPositionMode', 'auto');
where 'fig' is your figure handle. You can also just pass 'gcf'.
The 'PaperPositionMode' property (as published in documentation) "ensures that the printed version is the same size as the onscreen version. With 'PaperPositionMode' set to 'auto' MATLAB does not resize the figure to fit the current value of the 'PaperPosition'."
Refer to the various properties listed in the figure properties and axes properties documentation for additional saving and printing settings that may affect the look of your figure when exporting to printer or file.
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