Hide figures while copying them into Excel

    for i = 1:max
        fh = figure;
        plot(data);
        print(fh, '-dbitmap');
        xls.Range(figRange).PasteSpecial;
    end

How can I modify the code above so the figures won't show up while copying them into an Excel sheet?

I have tried

    set(fh,'Visible','off','CreateFcn','set(plotH(i),''Visible'',''on'')');

but did not work out.