MHH Stevens is approximately correct: the ambiguity is in the verb "handle".
Later versions of Office have a pdf importer, but 1) the graphic is imported as bitmap graphics, not vector graphics, and 2) the results are low-res, ugly, and often not correct. As for Word's native vector graphics format on the Mac, I believe it is an older version quickdraw, dating from pre-OS X days. The problem with this format has always been that conversion from wmf/emf to quickdraw is woefully incomplete (just try rotating text :-) My solution has always been to create a high-res high-quality jpeg and import that. Hope this helps, David Nelson On Jan 30, 2007, at 1:41 AM, stefano iacus wrote: > > On 30/gen/07, at 10:35, MHH Stevens wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> later today, I plan on posting a web page of the following (with >> formatting to make it legible). I thought you might be interested in >> this, and may have specific comments for improvement. >> >> How To Get Graphics Out of R and Into Microsoft Word and PowerPoint >> >> This document describes a little of the how's and why's of getting >> graphics out of R and into MS Word and PowerPoint. It is also how to >> get graphics into the Open Office Suite and NeoOffice on a Mac. >> Please consider suggestions for improvements to this document. >> >> Mac OSX uses PDF format for vector-graphics format, and R can make >> PDFs beautifully -- try opening them in Preview or Acrobat Reader. >> Microsoft Word, however, cannot handle PDF graphics, and uses EMF/WMF >> format for vector graphics. On PC's, R can create EMF/WMF format, but >> it does not do so on Macs. > up to my knowledge, this is untrue (or maybe not completely correct), > word for Mac has an integrated WMF converter which does the job on- > the-fly when you try to open a MSWindows generated graphics and > inserted into Word. > > stefano > >> >> Note that if you make a Word document (like a manuscript) that >> contains EMF/WMF graphics, Word on the Mac cannot read graphics in >> the >> Word file made on the PC. >> >> My Motivation >> While I do not use Microsoft Word for my own work, I >> (i) I teach R to people who use Word and PowerPoint, and >> (ii) many people who use Word around here would also like to use R, >> but are frustrated about getting graphics into Word. >> >> How to do it >> Step 1. >> Learn about how to save graphics in R. Graphics are "graphics >> devices" that can be saved as files in a variety of formats, >> including PDF, PNG, PS, BMP, JPEG. Read the Mac R FAQ on quartz. Read >> up on ?quartz, ?bitmap, ?pdf. You might also be interested to see >> also ?postscript, ?jpeg. >> >> Step 2. >> Try following these instructions. >> >> Use bitmap() >> (I am not sure if this will work on computers without ghostscript - I >> would be interested to find out!) >> >> 1. Save R graphic with bitmap, using a high resolution. I prefer >> 400 dpi, but others suggest 300 dpi suffices. >> >> plot(1:8) >> dev.print(bitmap, "Myplot.png", res=400) >> >> 2. Within MS Word, use the Insert:Picture:From File to add it >> into a Word document. That will look very good. >> >> >> Use an intermediate program. >> >> 1. Save R images as PDFs >> plot(1:8) >> dev.print(pdf, "MyPlot.pdf") >> >> 2. Open the file in GraphicConverter (a utility that comes with a >> Mac), or Preview (Apple's PDF viewer), and then save as JPEG format >> (with 100% resolution). >> >> 3. Within MS Word, use the Insert:Picture:From File to add it >> into a Word document. That will look very good. >> >> Cut and Paste >> >> * You can always cut and paste a quartz() window into Word, but >> the image will be a little blurry. Other methods, including saving >> using jpeg() and png(), also give less than ideal results. >> >> >> >> I found a couple relevant threads including http:// >> finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/34950.html >> >> Acknolwedgements >> Thanks to all those who make R possible and who make R available on >> the Mac. Thanks also to those who contributed to the above >> information through the R-help listserv, including Stefan Iacus, >> Simon Urbanek, Phillip Price, Ben Bolker, Byron Ellis, Federico >> Calboli, Richard De Veaux, Don McQueen, Mick McQuaid, Rob Knell, >> Brian Ripley, Duncan Murdoch, George Gilcrist. Thanks also to the >> folks at Mozilla for providing the HTML composer on which this was >> written. Please consider suggestions for improvements to the above >> document. >> >> On Jan 29, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Phillip Price wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 29, 2007, at 4:20 PM, MHH Stevens wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Phil, >>>> I found res=400 was clean enough for me. The documentation says >>>> something about needing ghostscript -- I have ghostscript, so I >>>> don't know if it would work without it. Do you know? >>>> -Hank >>> >>> I don't know. I, too, have ghostscript. I've never tried removing >>> or hiding ghostscript and seeing if bitmap() still works. I've >>> wondered about this, but I've always figured that if, someday, I >>> change my system and "break" bitmap(), I'll worry about it then. >>> >>> I'm glad it's working for you. >>> >>> --Phil >>> >> >> Dr. Hank Stevens, Assistant Professor >> 338 Pearson Hall >> Botany Department >> Miami University >> Oxford, OH 45056 >> >> Office: (513) 529-4206 >> Lab: (513) 529-4262 >> FAX: (513) 529-4243 >> http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~stevenmh/ >> http://www.muohio.edu/ecology/ >> http://www.muohio.edu/botany/ >> >> "E Pluribus Unum" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac ---- David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
