Creating Hardcopy from MATLAB                                                 (last updated 9/9/99)

This tutorial contains the following sections;

Introduction

Creating Hardcopy Using Microsoft WORD or WORDPAD

Creating Hardcopy Using Notepad

Printing Directly From MATLAB
 
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Introduction

Once you have solved a problem with MATLAB you may need to create an output document suitable for submission. The guidelines below are written for the computer lab, Stocker 049, but should be very close to what is needed on any system.

The output will typically involve some combination of information from the MATLAB workspace, m-files, or figures. There are three methods of creating output. They are listed here in decreasing order of desirability.

Be sure that your name, the date, the problem title, etc. are included on the document.
 
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Creating Hardcopy Using Microsoft WORD or WORDPAD

The machines in Stocker 049 have two word processors on them, Microsoft WORD and WORDPAD.

To create your output document in either program:

• Open a new word processor document  (WORD or WORDPAD)..
• Return to MATLAB. In the MATLAB Command Window use the cursor to block the information you which to copy. Click on EDIT/COPY.
• Switch to the word processor document.
• Click on EDIT/PASTE to copy to the word processor document.
• Follow the same procedure to incorporate any other information from the workspace.
• To include m-files in your submission, open the m-file and use the same block copy procedure as above.
• To include figures in your output document, complete the following steps.

• Format the output using the word processor as desired. Include a name and date, problem description, and column headings as needed.
• Print the file.

Creating HardcopyUsing the MATLAB Editor / Debugger

The MATLAB Editor / Debugger  is a  simple editor. You can accomplish most of the same steps as above, but there is no margin control, page breaks, etc. To use the Editor, do the following:

• Click on FILE/ NEW/ M-FILE.
• Block any material from the MATLAB workspace, or m-files that you need using the EDIT / COPY command. Figures cannot be incorporated.
• Paste into the new m-file.
• Format the output as desired. Include a name and date, problem description, and column headings as needed.
• Print the file.

Printing Directly From MATLAB

The third option is to print the workspace, the m-files and the figures directly using FILE PRINT. This is easily the least desirable choice, because you are extremely limited in your ability to organize the information.   Each file, figure, and workspace will print separately.