Statistical Graphics Using ODS: Image File Types

Image File Types

If you are using the LISTING, HTML, or LATEX destinations, your graphs are individually produced in a specific image file type, such as PNG (Portable Network Graphics). If you are using a destination in the PRINTER family or the RTF destination, the graphs are contained in the ODS output file and cannot be accessed as individual image files. However, you can open an RTF output file in Microsoft Word and then copy and paste the graphs into another document, such as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. This is illustrated in Example 21.2.

Table 21.1 shows the various ODS destinations supported by ODS Graphics, the viewer that is appropriate for displaying graphs in each destination, and the image file types supported for each destination.

Table 21.1 Destinations and Image File Types Supported by ODS Graphics
Destination	Destination Family	Recommended Viewer	Image File Types
DOCUMENT		Not applicable	Not applicable
HTML	MARKUP	Web browser	PNG (default), GIF, JPEG,
LATEX	MARKUP	PostScript or PDF viewer after compiling the L^aT_eX file	PostScript (default), EPSI, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG
LISTING		Default viewer in your system for the specified file type	PNG (default), GIF, BMP, DIB, EMF, EPSI, GIF, JFIF, JPEG, PBM, PS, TIFF, WMF
PCL	PRINTER	Not applicable	Contained in PRN file
PDF	PRINTER	PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader	Contained in PDF file
PS	PRINTER	PostScript viewer, such as GSview	Contained in PostScript file
RTF		Word processor, such as Microsoft Word	Contained in RTF file

For destinations such as PDF and RTF, you can control the types of the images that are contained in the file even though individual files are not made for each image. The default image file type is PNG, and other image types are available. See the SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide for more information.