[R] Charts to M$Word - what's the best format

[Carlos Ortega]

Hello,

Even if you are using a Linux box, you can save your images in png, bmp or
jpeg formats which can be uploaded into Word without any problem, well for
png you should have installed your Word with that enhancement.

If you prefer to save your image as ps, you can convert it to whatever of
the previous formats with ImageMagick (command "convert") although the
resolution is lower than if you generate the image in png, bmp or jpeg
directly.

Hope it helps,
Carlos.


-----Mensaje original-----
De: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]En nombre de Ernesto Jardim
Enviado el: lunes, 14 de abril de 2003 15:27
Para: Prof Brian Ripley
CC: Mailing List R
Asunto: Re: [R] Charts to M$Word - what's the best format


On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 13:00, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> On 14 Apr 2003, Ernesto Jardim wrote:
>
> > You're also assuming I'm in M$Windows, which I'm not. Anyway if I'm in
>
> How do use use bmp if you are not?  Perhaps you would be so kind as to
> tell us
>
> - What platform you are using R on?
> - What platform you are using MicroSoft Word on?
>
> and in future disclose such information in your first posting.
>

I'm using R 1.6.2 in SuSE linux box. I promise not to forget this
information in my posts anymore.

I've tried bmp in a machine with windows. Rigth now I'm in Linux and I
don't have a windows machine with me. However, as you know, I'm able to
see the bmp in linux and I can also print all these formats.

One of the major R features for me is the ability to use it in Linux or
windows without worry with platform issues. I want to produce some plots
that I can send to someone else, who uses M$Windows and M$Word (I don't
know what version).

So I made a simple question. What's the best way to export a chart from
R to be used in M$Word. The copy/paste doesn't help, but it's a good
information for a moment that I'll be working in R for windows.


> > windows that is the best way ? What about exporting with R functions
> > like png() ?
> >
> > I thought these functions would be the best way of exporting charts.
>
> You assert, but you don't explain why and you don't like the results! If a
> `chart' means a vector plot, it is pretty obvious that a vector graphics
> format is best, and that means EMF, ps, PDF or SVG in the world of R
> graphics drivers.  AFAIK Word does not support the last two.
>

I'm not asserting anything. I'm making a statement based on my
understanding and experience of R.

Open Source, as I see it, makes use of the users comments and opinions.
So if I have an opinion I'll post it, the R team is free to use it or
not. If it will contribute to a better R I'll be deligth to help,
otherwise it's just a few minutes I lose writing a message.

I'm doing simple plot() and png(), bmp() and jpeg() are producing plots
with lower resolution. You can find the files here:

http://ernesto.freezope.org/cmf/r/plot.png
http://ernesto.freezope.org/cmf/r/plot.ps

if you want to see what I mean.

> > On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 13:22, Ko-Kang Kevin Wang wrote:
> > > Try Metafile.  You can copy the graph (I'm assuming you're using Rgui)
as
> > > Metafile, then in Word, go to Edit -> Paste Special..., then paste as
> > > Enhanced Metafile.
> > >
> > > This allows you to resize the plot in Word without losing its quality.
> > >
> > > On 14 Apr 2003, Ernesto Jardim wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: 14 Apr 2003 12:09:44 +0100
> > > > From: Ernesto Jardim <ernesto at ipimar.pt>
> > > > To: Mailing List R <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> > > > Subject: [R] Charts to M$Word - what's the best format
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I'm exporting some graphs from R to M$Word. I used png, jpeg and bmp
and
> > > > the quality is poor when comparing with the postscript.
> > > >
> > > > What is the best way to export a chart to be included in a M$Word
file ?

Regards

EJ

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