Is it possible to copy a figure with transparent background color in MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b)?

I would like to make the background of the figure transparent and then copy/paste it into applications such as PowerPoint.

I would also like to automate this process by writing MATLAB code.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The ability to copy a figure with transparent background using command line is not available in MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b).

As a workaround use the following GUI option:

• From the figure menu select 'Edit -> Copy Options …'
• In the Copy Options dialog box, set the Clipboard Format setting to 'Metafile (may lose information)' and set the Figure Background Color setting to 'transparent'.
• Now, copy the figure to the clipboard by selecting the Edit menu -> Copy Figure menu item.
• Paste the figure into PowerPoint and you should get transparent figure background.