Problem saving plot as jpg or pdf

My matlab code is saving the plot of 6 subplots. But, when I open the saved version, the legend is blocking the plots. I am also using the 'best' for location of legend. Is there any way to correct it so that plots occupy full space and legend don't block the plots?

[dpb]

Attach an example so we can see the symptoms -- also it would be best to create a minimal working example that recreates the problem folks can play with rather than try to duplicate something mimcking what may/may not be the issue.

Another Q? would be which MATLAB release and renderer are you using?

[Harjas]

Below is saving code used:

saveas(gcf,['Monthly plot from ' ,datestr(Yr_Avg.dd(j)),'to',datestr(Yr_Avg.dd(j+2)),'.pdf']);

MATLAB: R2018a

[dpb]

I don't have much direct experience w/ trying to export MATLAB graphics -- it's certainly been an arena of much discussion over the years...

With that many lines and subplots, the legend will have to be tiny to not occlude the data -- also with releases prior to R2020a which introduced exportgraphics, the only way to have any additional control over sizes, etc., is to use print instead of saveas -- it has no additional control available, "what you get is what you get".

Answer 1

[Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro]

You could try to add the legend outside the actual axes, e.g. 'eastoutside', have a look here:

https://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlab.graphics.illustration.legend-properties.html