Graphs do not appear left-justified in ODS RTF and ODS TAGSETS.RTF output when the NOCENTER system option is used.

You can work around this by applying a style template to the graphics output. Click the Full Code tab to see sample code that illustrates this. This workaround is also useful in the ODS PDF destination, where graphics output is centered even when the NOCENTER system option is specified.

In a future release of SAS^® software, you can left-justify graphics output using the NOCENTER system option in the ODS TAGSETS.RTF destination.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS 64-bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Linux	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Linux for x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows Vista	9.3 TS1M2
		Windows Vista for x64	9.3 TS1M2
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		HP-UX IPF	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4
		Solaris for x64	9.3 TS1M2	9.4 TS1M4

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

You can use the NOCENTER system option to left-justify tables in the RTF destinations, but graphs remain centered. To work around this, create a style template to left-justify the graphics output.

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options orientation=portrait nocenter;
ods path (prepend) work.templat(update);

proc template;
   define style rtf_gleft;
      parent=styles.rtf;
        class Graph / just=left;
   end;
run;

ods rtf file="rtfLeft1.rtf" style=rtf_gleft startpage=no;
ods tagsets.rtf file="tagsetsLeft1.rtf" style=rtf_gleft startpage=no;

ods graphics / width=12cm height=8cm ;
title  "AFTER using STYLE";

proc sgplot data=sashelp.cars;
   vbar cylinders;
run;

goptions hsize=12cm vsize=8cm;
proc gchart data=sashelp.cars;
   vbar cylinders;
run;
quit;

ods _all_ close; 

Graphics output is centered.

Graphics output is left-justified.

You can use the NOCENTER system option to left-justify tables in the RTF destinations, but graphs remain centered. To work around this, create a style template to left-justify the graphs.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2016-06-27 13:58:02
Date Created:	2015-10-19 13:07:44