I also use R PDF graphic files; however, note that they can be imported directly into Word, at least on my version of Word which is Word 2007 on Windows Vista SP1, using Insert | Object (_not_ Insert | Picture) eliminating the intermediate step.
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Soukup, Mat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm by no means an expert on anything related to M$ products... However > I was recently forced (reluctantly at that) to put together a PPT > presentation which included multiple R graphics. So I thought I'd share > what I found to produce decent looking graphics. > > I created all the graphics from R as PDF files making sure to size them > accordingly by using the height and width arguments in the pdf function. > I would then open the graphics with Acrobat Professional and use the > snapshot tool (camera icon) to copy the image. This image was then > easily pasted into PPT (or Word in your case) which looked quite well. > At least this seemed to work out all right on my Windows XP PC. > > Hope this helps, > > -Mat > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Mike Prager > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] Lattice + Word: Changing .wmf files to .pdf files > > Jim Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> [...] >> Currently we are using windows metafile format for in-text tables for >> reports created in Word. However, we've discovered some artifactual > lines >> being created in our final output once the Word document is changed to > PDF. >> The process is as follows: >> [...] >> >> If any one can shed enlightenment (or suggest an alternative approach > that >> preserves decent fidelity - we've struggled with postscript files in > the >> past, but this may be our opportunity to try them out again), it would > be >> much appreciated. > > The best approach depends on how much you care about the Word > files looking their best before conversion, vs. caring most > about the PDF. > > If you care most about the PDF, you can save your graphics as > EPS files from R (either by using the postscript device or the > savePlot function with type = "eps"). I tried one EPS file, and > found that Word 2007 imported EPS better than some older > versions. When I converted to PDF, the graphic was sharp and > clear. The downside of this approach is that before the > conversion Word displays the EPS graphic as a rough bitmapped > preview -- quite workable, but not suitable for final version. > > If you want both Word and PDF versions to look good, there is no > perfect solution. You could try generating the graphics as PNG, > which will look good (but not great) in both places. That > approach will likely increase file sizes considerably. > > Hope that helps. > > -- > Mike Prager, NOAA, Beaufort, NC > * Opinions expressed are personal and not represented otherwise. > * Any use of tradenames does not constitute a NOAA endorsement. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
