[R] PICT output?

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:09:53 -0000

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.
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