[R] Odp: What is the best way to have "R" output tables in an MS Word format?

[Petr PIKAL]

Hi


r-help-bounces at r-project.org napsal dne 01.05.2010 00:13:06:

> Dear "R" list,
> 
> Our statisticians usually give us results back in a PDF format. I would 
like
> to be able to copy and past tables from "R" output directly into a 
Microsoft
> Word table since this will save us tons of time, be more accurate to
> minimize human copying errors and help us update data in our papers more
> easily.

Others gave you more sophisticated solutions which can pay out in longer 
time and when you use the output quite often. However there is one simple 
approach

select output in R console
ctrl C
open Word
ctrl V
format text as (I believe) Courier

This usually aligns text in proper way to columns.

Regards
Petr

> 
> Do people have suggestions for the best way to do this?
> 
> I am a novice to "R" but I do work with a couple of
> very knowledgeable statisticians who do most of the heavy statistical
> lifting for our research group.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Max
> 
> 
> Max Gunther, PhD
> 
> Vanderbilt University - Radiology
> Institute of Imaging Sciences - VUIIS
> Center for Health Services Research
> Nashville, TN www.ICUdelirium.org
> 
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