If you are using the LISTING or HTML destination, your graphs are individually produced in a specific image file type, such as PNG. If you are using a destination in the PRINTER family or the RTF destination, the graphs are contained in the ODS output file and cannot be accessed as individual image files. However, you can open an RTF output file in Microsoft Word and then copy and paste the graphs into another document, such as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. This is illustrated in Example 24.2.
Table 2 shows the various ODS destinations that ODS Graphics supports, the viewer that is appropriate for displaying graphs in each destination, and the image file types that each destination supports.
Table 2: Destinations and Image File Types Supported by ODS Graphics
| Destination | Destination Family | Recommended Viewer | Image File Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOCUMENT | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| HTML | MARKUP | Web browser | PNG (default), GIF, JPEG |
| LATEX | MARKUP | PostScript or PDF viewer after the LaTeX file is compiled | PostScript (default), EPSI, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG |
| LISTING | Default viewer in your system for the specified file type | PNG (default), BMP, DIB, EMF, EPSI, GIF, JFIF, JPEG, PBM, PS, TIFF, WMF | |
| PCL | PRINTER | Not applicable | Contained in PRN file |
| PRINTER | PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader | Contained in PDF file | |
| PS | PRINTER | PostScript viewer, such as GSview | Contained in PostScript file |
| RTF | Word processor, such as Microsoft Word | Contained in RTF file |
For destinations such as PDF and RTF, you can control the types of the images that the file contains even though individual files are not made for each image. The default image file type is PNG, and other image types are available. For more information, see the SAS Output Delivery System: User’s Guide.