[R] Inserting .png plots in MS Word.

David Winsemius dwinsemius at comcast.net
Sat Dec 19 19:48:17 CET 2009


On Dec 19, 2009, at 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,

Use pdf().
>
> Thanks,
> Wenjie
>
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David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT




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