What does Word "think" the object's size is? Is it 4x4 scaled at 133% ? Or is it 5.33 x 5.33 scaled at 100%?
B. > On May 27, 2014, at 12:28, Jinsong Zhao <jsz...@yeah.net> wrote: > > Jean, > > Thank you for checking the problem. I have the same software with you. > > If I created plot with > windows(width = 4, height = 4, pointsize = 10) > plot(1:10) > Then I "copy as metafile" and paste it into Word. I can get the correct size. > > However, if I select "save as metafile" and save it as "abc.emf", then I > insert plot from file in Word. I get a plot with size 5.333" x 5.333" and > font 16 pt. It's same as creating a plot with win.metafile(). > > I don't know why there is different. > > P.S., I run R in a Windows 7 Pro. laptop with screen resolution 1388 x 768 px > and 96 dpi. > > Best, > Jinsong > >> On 2014/5/27 5:51, Adams, Jean wrote: >> Jinsong, >> >> When I use your code to create the abcd.emf file, and then copy and >> paste it into Word, I end up with a 4" x 4" plot with 12 pt font, just >> as you intended. I'm using R version 3.1.0, and Word 2010 version >> 14.0.7116.5000. Not sure why it works differently for you. >> >> Jean >> >> >> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Jinsong Zhao <jsz...@yeah.net >> <mailto:jsz...@yeah.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> I hope to use the emf plot produced by R in Word. However, I have >> problems with setting the plot size. Here is a mini-example code: >> >> win.metafile("abcd.emf", height =4, width=4) >> plot(1:10) >> dev.off() >> >> I hope to get a emf plot with size 4x4in and pointsize 12pt. >> However, I got a plot with size 5.333x5.333in and pointsize 16pt in >> Word. It seems that the emf file report its resolution with 96dpi, >> but Word assume it with 72dpi. >> >> How to control on the dpi? (In my opinion, vector plot has nothing >> to do with dpi). I just hope to control the size and pointsize with >> something like the code above. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Best, >> Jinsong > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
