hi, all. I use R on a unix (linux) box and am quite happy with it. However, sometimes I need to create a graph that needs to be used with Microsoft Word or Powerpoint (ug). I can create a png or jpeg format picture, but the text look pretty crummy because jpeg is bitmapped. I can also create a PS/EPS version (my preference), but then it doesn't display properly in word or powerpoint (but it prints OK). I guess I have two questions: 1) Are there any plans for R to output a PICT format? (which would solve this problem, I think, since PICT can be read by word/powerpoint and is not bitmapped). 2) Is there a way to get an R plot to come out looking good in powerpoint or word thanks for any suggestions! greg -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
PICT output?
3 messages · Greg Trafton, Brian Ripley, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Greg Trafton wrote:
hi, all. I use R on a unix (linux) box and am quite happy with it. However, sometimes I need to create a graph that needs to be used with Microsoft Word or Powerpoint (ug). I can create a png or jpeg format picture, but the text look pretty crummy because jpeg is bitmapped. I can also create a PS/EPS version (my preference), but then it doesn't display properly in word or powerpoint (but it prints OK). I guess I have two questions: 1) Are there any plans for R to output a PICT format? (which would solve this problem, I think, since PICT can be read by word/powerpoint and is not bitmapped). 2) Is there a way to get an R plot to come out looking good in powerpoint or word
Use emf output on Windows (e.g. win.metafile device) with R 1.2.2. If you want to write a PICT or EMF driver for R under Linux, please contribute it.
Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272860 (secr) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Greg Trafton wrote:
hi, all. I use R on a unix (linux) box and am quite happy with it. However, sometimes I need to create a graph that needs to be used with Microsoft Word or Powerpoint (ug). I can create a png or jpeg format picture, but the text look pretty crummy because jpeg is bitmapped. I can also create a PS/EPS version (my preference), but then it doesn't display properly in word or powerpoint (but it prints OK). I guess I have two questions: 1) Are there any plans for R to output a PICT format? (which would solve this problem, I think, since PICT can be read by word/powerpoint and is not bitmapped). 2) Is there a way to get an R plot to come out looking good in powerpoint or word thanks for any suggestions!
I've crossed the same bridge; here's what I do: I have both R for Windows and R for Linux. Since you have Word and PowerPoint, I assume you have Windows :-). I do the analysis on the Linux box and plot "png" files. They are fine for display, but they don't print very well. So if I need production quality graphics, I either copy the raw data to my Windows system and re-run it, or just save the intermediate results, then redo the graphics on the Windows machine and save the plots to Windows metafiles. -- znmeb at aracnet.com (M. Edward Borasky) http://www.aracnet.com/~znmeb How to Stop A Folksinger Cold # 2 "Are you going to Scarborough Fair?..." No. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._