MATLAB: When I save a figure to a file (saveas , hgexport) the figure is re-sized. How to save a figure to a file that is identical to the screen figure (i.e. not resized)? Why isn’t this the default for saving figures

graphicsMATLABsaving figures

I have changed the figure size using:

figure('OuterPosition',[1 1 scrsz(3)/1.1 scrsz(4)/1.1]);

When I attempt to save the figure to a file (png, bmp, jpg) using saveas or hgexport, the figure size is resized back to default. How do I avoid this?

Using the figure window menu bar and edit>copy figure copies the screen figure to the clipboard without re-sizing. Why isn't this easy to do with Matlab commands?

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You probably need to look at the figure PrintPosition and PrintPositionMode properties.

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MATLAB: Save a figure as pdf

saveas(gcf,'myfigure.pdf')

set(gcf,'Units','inches');
screenposition = get(gcf,'Position');
set(gcf,...
    'PaperPosition',[0 0 screenposition(3:4)],...
    'PaperSize',[screenposition(3:4)]);
print -dpdf -painters epsFig
The first two lines measure the size of your figure (in inches). The next line configures the print paper size to fit the figure size. The last line uses the print command and exports a vector pdf document as the output.

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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