How can I copy figures into Word using the COM interface in MATLAB?

How can I copy figures into Word using the COM interface in MATLAB?

I am generating multiple figure windows in MATLAB and would like to programmatically copy these figures into Microsoft word.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The following lines of code illustrates how you would do this using the COM Automation support that is available in MATLAB:

 

% Create a Word Automation Server and make it visible on the screen.
% This would be the equivalent of opening MS Word
word = actxserver('word.application');
set(word,'visible',1);

% Create a new document
doc1 = invoke(word.documents,'add');

% Specify the location by creating a range
range = invoke(doc1,'range');

x = 0:0.1:2*pi;
y = sin(x);

numOfFigures = 10;

% Loop through and create the figures
for n = 1:numOfFigures
    % Adds a new paragraph
    invoke(doc1.Paragraphs,'Add');

      % Select the new paragraph range
      range = invoke(doc1,'range',doc1.Paragraphs.Item(n).Range.Start);

      % Create a MATLAB Figure and copy it to the clipboard.  
      if mod(n,2) == 0
          plot(1:10)
      else
          plot(x,y,'r-*');
      end
      print(gcf,'-dmeta');

      % Paste the figure into the Word Document range that was previously selected
      invoke(range,'Paste')
  end

% Delete the handles that were created
delete(word)

More information about COM Automation support in MATLAB is found here:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-matlab-com-automation-server.html