[Matplotlib-users] Fwd: best format for MS word?

[Scott S. <sco...@gm...>]

Forgot to copy the list.


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From: Scott Sinclair <sco...@gm...>
Date: 2009/9/2
Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] best format for MS word?
To: Shixin Zeng <zen...@gm...>


> 2009/9/2 Shixin Zeng <zen...@gm...>:
> Yes, the DPI i'm using is 300, and I tried to change it to 600, or
> 1200, but I can't see much difference.

Word seems to make PNG's very fuzzy when it needs to rescale them. Two
options I can think of are:

1. Try to size the figure so that Word imports it at 100% without
scaling (play with the following)

>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> fig = plt.figure()
>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
>>> ax.plot([1,2,3])
>>> fig.set_size_inches((4, 3))
>>> plt.savefig('figure.png', dpi=600)

2. Save your figures as PDF's and view at large magnification in Adobe
Reader, then use the image select? tool to copy the image to your
clipboard. In Word Edit-Paste-Special as an enhanced metafile.

Cheers,
Scott