[R] Inserting .png plots in MS Word.

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 19/12/2009 3:06 PM, Wenjie Lee wrote:
> Thanks David and Duncan,
>  
> pdf()/eps() are good options. Can you please tell which function 
> produces .wmf images.

win.metafile() (on Windows only, I think) produces .wmf images.

> I finally want to copy/insert these images into word file (.doc) and 
> submit it to my adviser, and keep a possibility to re-size pictures.
>  
> Is it possible to add these .pdf / .eps images into word (instead of latex).

I don't know, I rarely use it.

Duncan Murdoch


> Thanks,
> Wenjie
> 
> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca 
> <mailto:murdoch at stats.uwo.ca>> wrote:
> 
>     On 19/12/2009 1:28 PM, Wenjie Lee wrote:
> 
>         Hi R Users,
> 
>         I'm using following sample code to save png plots.
> 
>         png(file="sample.png", width=8, height=6)
> 
>         Then I copy or use "insert pictures" function to get the image
>         into MS Word.
>         After copying, if I try to stretch or re-size the image it
>         starts getting
>         distorted. Is there a way to standardized graph pixels so that the
>         sharpness of the graph is maintained (at least for minor
>         stretching/re-sizing). Is it possible to achieve this?
> 
>         I know I can change width and height, but I have to submit this
>         .doc file to
>         my adviser and he may need to re-size it.
> 
>         Any suggestion would be highly appreciated,
> 
> 
>     If you want to resize the graphic, you shouldn't use a bitmap
>     format. Use .pdf, .eps, .wmf, etc.  It's still best to generate the
>     graph at the final size (to get fonts and line widths right), but
>     you'll get better results than with resizing a bitmap.
> 
>     I don't know which vector formats your advisor's version of MS Word
>     supports, but presumably their docs will tell you.
> 
>     Duncan Murdoch
> 
>