RE: Copying/Exporting graphics to other applications
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- Subject: [mg38161] RE: [mg38125] Copying/Exporting graphics to other applications
- From: "Virgilio, Vincent" <Vincent.Virgilio at itt.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 03:24:15 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hello Gary, I have found that the Windows Metafile format leaves graphics fairly unperturbed. Fairly, not perfectly; there are often discrepancies in spacing. You can export or copy into this format. Vince Virgilio > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary McClelland [mailto:gary.mcclelland at colorado.edu] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:34 AM > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg38161] [mg38125] Copying/Exporting graphics to other applications > > > [I fear this is a FAQ but I've dutifully searched the current > 4.2 docs and this formus archive and could find only > recommendations for Mathematica 3.0] > > I'm trying to copy/export graphics from Mathematica to other > apps such as MS Word or PowerPoint. Graphs print great > directly from Mathematica (correctly rotates the y-axis text > even though it doesn't appear correctly on the screen). But > attempts to copy/paste into other applications (using PICT, > PICT with embedded postscript, and all other options) or > Export["file.GIF",%] etc. and then importing that file to > other apps usually produces something ugly and the y-axis > text never prints rotated from these other apps. > > I'm addicted to producing publication-quality graphics with > Mathematica, but I need to be able to include them in those > documents produced by other apps. I know the workaround is > simply to use Mathematica as my word processor for technical > documents, but I can't convert all my colleagues with whom I > exchange working drafts. > > Any suggestions appreciated, including RTFM if you will give > me a hint where to look. > > Thanks, > gary > ************************************ If this email is not intended for you, or you are not responsible for the delivery of this message to the addressee, please note that this message may contain ITT Privileged/Proprietary Information. In such a case, you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. You should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Information contained in this message that does not relate to the business of ITT is neither endorsed by nor attributable to ITT. ************************************