Re: making figures from facs histograms - additional question

From: Douglas S. Smoot (rin0dss@bumed30.med.navy.mil)
Date: Mon Jan 08 2001 - 16:05:57 EST


As a follow-up question to this response.  How would you try to copy this
output to a PC format.  I tried with Adobe photoshop and it didn't
recognize the fonts in the .PS file, though the graphics turned out fairly
well..  I know that exporting the FCS file and using WINMDI or WINLIST or
some other such program is probably a better option, but if it is
convenient, I would also like to be able to offer this option if it is
available.

Thank you.

DougAt 05:20 PM 1/7/01 +0000, you wrote:


>Hi Idit,
>
>The quick and easy way as many have suggested is to copy and paste via the
>clipboard, but as this is just a pixellated image of your screen, you
>won't be able to do any post-modification of the plots other than
>re-sizing (it is a good tip as well to make the CellQuest graphic as large
>as possible and shrink it in the subsequent application).
>
>The most elegant way of dealing with the graphics though is to get them
>into PostScript format. Most laser printer drivers will have an option
>allowing you to either "Print" or "Save as File" - you need to save your
>CellQuest document as a PostScript file. As PostScript was developed by
>Adobe, any of their programs will deal with these types of files - my
>personal preference is Illustrator, where you can modify sizes, re-label
>axes, add new text etc. It is also a good idea still to get the figure to
>as close as possible to the finished article before saving.
>
>Good luck!
>Derek

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