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Create plots that don't change when converting to pdf?

Posted 9 years ago

I'm currently using Mathematica 9 on Windows 8, and my problem is that every time I create a plot, it looks fine when I put it into a PowerPoint or Word document on my computer, but when I try to convert the entire document to a pdf or send the document to someone else, each of the individual points on my plots gets distorted. I've tried both copying and pasting the plots directly, and saving the graphic from Mathematica as each of the different available file formats which can then be inserted into Word or PowerPoint, and nothing seems to fix this problem. Thanks!

POSTED BY: Jane F
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POSTED BY: Sander Huisman
Posted 9 years ago

Which method of converting to PDF and what Mathematica version do you use?

In versions 9 and 10 there is a known bug when producing PDF files using "Save As...", "Save Selection As..." and "Save Graphic As..." menu items. The workaround is to use Export instead of menu items.

Additionally, if you use glyphs-based PlotMarkers, this thread is relevant. The workaround is to use primitive-based PlotMarkers.

POSTED BY: Alexey Popkov
Posted 9 years ago

Thank you for sharing! Unfortunately the problem still persists in versions 9 and 10 (including the latest release 10.4.1) what you can check using the example from this answer:

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/a/38776/280

POSTED BY: Alexey Popkov
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