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jects in a graph, however, are selected by double-clicking on the speciﬁ c
component, which opens the Property Editor. The Property Editor allows to
make changes to many properties of the graph such as axes, lines, patches
and text objects. After having made all necessary changes to the graph, the
corresponding commands can even be exported by selecting Generate M-
File from the File menu of the Figure Window.
Although the software now provides enormous editing facilities for
graphs, the more reasonable way to modify a graph for presentations or pub-

lications is to export the ﬁgure, import it into a software such as CorelDraw
or Adobe Illustrator. MATLAB graphs are exported by selecting the com-
mand Save as from the File menu or by using the command print. This
function allows to export the graph either as raster image (e.g., JPEG) or

vector ﬁle (e.g., EPS or PDF) into the working directory (Chapter 8). In
practice, the user should check the various combinations of export ﬁ le for-
mat and the graphics software used for ﬁnal editing the graphs.

Recommended Reading

Davis TA, Sigmon K (2004) The MATLAB Primer, Seventh Edition. Chapman & Hall/CRC
Etter DM, Kuncicky DC, Moore H (2004) Introduction to MATLAB 7. Prentice Hall
Gilat A (2004) MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications. John Wiley & Sons
Hanselman DC, Littleﬁeld BL (2004) Mastering MATLAB 7. Prentice Hall

Palm WJ (2004) Introduction to MATLAB 7 for Engineers. McGraw-Hill
The Mathworks (2005) MATLAB - The Language of Technical Computing – Getting Started
with MATLAB Version 7. The MathWorks, Natick, MA

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