save_plot: Save ggplot-figure for print publication

In sjPlot: Data Visualization for Statistics in Social Science

Save ggplot-figure for print publication

Description

Convenient function to save the last ggplot-figure in high quality for publication.

Usage

save_plot(
  filename,
  fig = last_plot(),
  width = 12,
  height = 9,
  dpi = 300,
  theme = theme_get(),
  label.color = "black",
  label.size = 2.4,
  axis.textsize = 0.8,
  axis.titlesize = 0.75,
  legend.textsize = 0.6,
  legend.titlesize = 0.65,
  legend.itemsize = 0.5
)

Arguments

filename	Name of the output file; filename must end with one of the following accepted file types: ".png", ".jpg", ".svg" or ".tif".
fig	The plot that should be saved. By default, the last plot is saved.
width	Width of the figure, in centimetres.
height	Height of the figure, in centimetres.
dpi	Resolution in dpi (dots per inch). Ignored for vector formats, such as ".svg".
theme	The default theme to use when saving the plot.
label.color	Color value for labels (axis, plot, etc.).
label.size	Fontsize of value labels inside plot area.
axis.textsize	Fontsize of axis labels.
axis.titlesize	Fontsize of axis titles.
legend.textsize	Fontsize of legend labels.
legend.titlesize	Fontsize of legend title.
legend.itemsize	Size of legend's item (legend key), in centimetres.

Note

This is a convenient function with some default settings that should come close to most of the needs for fontsize and scaling in figures when saving them for printing or publishing. It uses cairographics anti-aliasing (see png).

For adjusting plot appearance, see also sjPlot-themes.

sjPlot documentation built on June 22, 2024, 12:19 p.m.