Using Inkscape to Refine R Graphics
Why Use Inkscape?
Inkscape is free, high-quality vector graphics software that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It is a general graphics tool that has nothing specifically to do with statistical graphics. Yet it gives R users an excellent tool to quickly alter a PDF, JPG, PNG, and SVG graphics file built using PlotDirector(). Then the file can be imported directly into PowerPoint, Word, website development tools, etc.
Inkscape is free, high-quality vector graphics software that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It is a general graphics tool that has nothing specifically to do with statistical graphics. Yet it gives R users an excellent tool to quickly alter a PDF, JPG, PNG, and SVG graphics file built using PlotDirector(). Then the file can be imported directly into PowerPoint, Word, website development tools, etc.
Video
I created a video to demonstrate this powerful and useful strategy. It covers how to:
- use PlotDirector() to create an SVG file,
- edit it with Inkscape,
- save it as a PDF file, and
- import it into Microsoft Word.
text of video (.pdf)