flextable (version 0.5.8)

save_as_image: save a flextable as an image

Description

save a flextable as a png, pdf or jpeg image.

Image generated with package 'webshot' or package 'webshot2'. Package 'webshot2' should be prefered as 'webshot' can have issues with some properties (i.e. bold are not rendered for some users).

Usage

save_as_image(x, path, zoom = 3, expand = 10, webshot = "webshot")

Arguments

x

a flextable object

path

image file to be created. It should end with .png, .pdf, or .jpeg.

zoom, expand

parameters used by webshot function.

webshot

webshot package as a scalar character, one of "webshot" or "webshot2".

See Also

Other flextable print function: as_raster(), docx_value(), htmltools_value(), knit_print.flextable(), plot.flextable(), print.flextable(), save_as_docx(), save_as_html(), save_as_pptx()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
ft <- flextable( head( mtcars ) )
ft <- autofit(ft)
tf <- tempfile(fileext = ".png")
# }
# NOT RUN {
if( require("webshot") ){
  save_as_image(x = ft, path = "myimage.png")
}
# }