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On Saturday 22 September 2001 10:48, Giovanni Tummarello wrote:
> Hello people, i have already spent quite some time on this but with no
> acceptable solution
> I have a graph on EXCEL that i want to include in my lyx document.
> Excel doennt directly export as eps (as some other do) so i procede by
> printing the file via the adobe reference PS printer (free from adobe) by
> selecting "EPS" as a output type .
>
> Unfortunately this doesnt really work when imported in lyx as the resulting
> graph is actally laid on top of other text (shifted 2 inches up say..) .
> GSview shows the same problem (the image appairs with a large offset to the
> EPS clipping rectangle).
>
> To be noticed that the original excel graph is printed on a "landscape"
> page. and i am starting to believe this has something to do with the whole
> problem. The only possible solution at the momney seems to be using
> vertical layout (not the landscape one) then opening GSview.. doing a PS to
> EPS (although its EPS already) this creates a correctly clipped EPS.
> Since i really wanted the overall look of the graph to have a "landscape"
> feel i do one more step into this.. by copypasting the graph to a word
> document and printing that page.
>
> I know i havent been very clear but you probably can get the sense of this
> problem. Can anyone suggest software, procedures or whatever on how to
> easily craete graphs in windows applicaitons and having them rightly
> imported in to lyx?
>
> Thanks
> Giovanni Tummarello
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