Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make clear figure used in the powerpoint slides?

[Sterling S. <sm...@fu...>]

On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:41AM, Jody Klymak wrote:

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> On Apr 23, 2014, at  8:35 AM, Chao YUE <cha...@gm...> wrote:
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>> yes, Ben, I understand the difference now.
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>> To Mike: I have to select the region of the figure I need in the pdf file and paste it in the powerpoint ... Isn't this you're doing as well? 
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> Why do you need to select a region?  This takes a screen grab that will be terrible quality, doesn't it?  Just drag the file into powerpoint (or use insert/picture).  If you need to crop the PDF do that in Acrobat, or whatever PDF software you use.  
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> Cheers,   Jody

On a windows computer, I found these instructions for inserting a pdf file into powerpoint: [1]   These instructions indicate that you can not simply insert a pdf picture, as is done on a Mac, which might explain why he was selecting a region of the figure in a pdf viewer.  

Chao,

I'm not sure if the dpi setting or png format for savefig helped you.  In the future if you have to cut out a part of a pdf file, and if you are using Adobe reader, then there is a setting in the preferences for customizing the resolution of the clip you are selecting.

-Sterling

[1] http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/insert-pdf-file-content-into-a-powerpoint-presentation-HA102809687.aspx