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copied!<p>To expand a little on my comment, there is no real easy answer, but my suggestions:</p> <ol> <li><p>My first totally flexible choice would be to simply store the final raw data used in the plot(s) and a bit of R code for generating the plot(s). That way you could easily enough send the output to whatever device that suits your particular purpose. It would not be that arduous a task to set yourself up a couple of basic templates based on <code>png()</code>/<code>pdf()</code> that you could call upon.</p></li> <li><p>Use the <code>svg()</code> device. As noted by @gung, storing the output using <code>pdf()</code> , <code>svg()</code> , <code>cairo_ps()</code> or <code>cairo_pdf()</code> are your only real options for retaining scalable, vector images. I would tend to lean towards <code>svg()</code> rather than <code>pdf()</code> due to the greater editing options available using programs like Inkscape. It is also becoming a quite widely supported format for internet publication (see - <a href="http://caniuse.com/svg">http://caniuse.com/svg</a> )</p></li> <li><p>If on the other hand you're a latex user, most headaches seem to be solved by going straight to <code>pdf()</code> - you can usually import and convert pdf files using Inkscape or command line utilities like Imagemagick if you have to format shift.</p></li> <li><p>For Word/Powerpoint interaction, if you are running R on Windows, you can also export directly using <code>win.metafile()</code> which will give you scalable/component <code>emf</code> images which you can import into Word or Powerpoint directly. I have heard of people <a href="https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2005-September/079413.html">running R through Wine or using intermediary steps</a> on Linux to get emf files out for later use. For Mac, there are <a href="http://rwiki.sciviews.org/doku.php?id=tips%3agraphics-misc%3aexport#if_you_really_insist_on_using_wmf_emf_format">roundabout pathways as well</a>.</p></li> </ol> <p>So, to summarise, in order of preference.</p> <ol> <li>Don't store images at all, store code to generate images</li> <li>Use svg/pdf and convert formats as required.</li> <li>Use a backup win.metafile export directly for those cases where you can't escape using Word/Powerpoint and are primarily going to be based on Windows systems.</li> </ol>

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