[R] problem with windows metafile

[Karoline Morling]

Thanks for your answer. 
You're right, when I'm looking at the files with IrfanView everything is ok. 

> you need to learn how to shrink the full image into  
> the display window.

guess, that's what I'm lacking... 
I tried to make the graphics smaller in R, but it doesn't have any effect, when I paste them in Powerpoint the axes are still missing. So it's probably a problem of Powerpoint, but I don't get what's going on...

Regards,
Karoline






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> Datum: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:08:10 -0500
> Von: David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
> An: "R.newbie" <mirage1987 at gmx.de>
> CC: r-help at r-project.org
> Betreff: Re: [R] problem with windows metafile

> 
> On Feb 4, 2012, at 5:18 PM, R.newbie wrote:
> 
> > Hi there!
> >
> > I have following problem: I created some graphics with  
> > "win.metafile", which
> > I wanted to use in a Powerpoint presentation, but when I paste them  
> > into
> > Powerpoint the graphics are missing the axes. It looks like the axes  
> > are cut
> > off and I was wondering, if somebody know this problem and how to  
> > solve
> > this??
> 
> Having relatively recently "updated" my Windows and Mac versions of  
> Powerpoint, my guess is that the PPT default clipping is what you are  
> experiencing and you need to learn how to shrink the full image into  
> the display window. Try looking at the file with another viewer. I'll  
> be it is all there.
> 
> >
> > Thanks for your help! :)
> >
> > win.metafile("example.wmf", width=7, height=5)
> > plot(1:10)
> > dev.off()
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
> 

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