Re: [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 <murd...@stats.uwo.ca <mailto:murd...@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

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