Importing Graphs into Graphics Software

Answer:

The graphs themselves, or the data to produce the graphs, can be exported from Joinpoint into a format which can be used by other software packages. You have the following options:

I. Save the graph as a BMP, JPG, PNG or TIFF file

• Option 1: Right click on the graph and a menu will appear.
  • Select the “Export Graph...” menu item. A window will appear where you can specify the file name and the directory to save the file in. With this option, you can save the image as a BMP, JPG, PNG, or TIFF file.  Once these are specified, click the Save button.
  • Select the “Export High Resolution Graph...” menu item. A window will appear where you can specify the width and height in pixels.  Once you specify those, click the Ok button.  A window will appear where you can specify the file name and the directory to save the file in. With this option, you can save the image as a BMP, JPG, PNG, or TIFF file. Once these are specified, click the Save button.
• Option 2: Use the Export option (  ) located on the task bar of the output window.  When this option is selected, the Export dialog window will appear. Click the “Displayed Graph” option and then use the “Browse” button at the top of the window to select a file name and location to save the file. Graphs can be saved in a BMP, JPG, PNG, or TIFF format. Once the file name and location have been specified and you have returned to the main Export dialog window, click on the Ok button and the graph will be exported and saved to file.

Then, the saved file can be imported to other software like any other image or picture would be.

II. Save the data coordinates (X, Y-observed, Y-fitted) used for creating the graph

• Option 1: Copy and paste the coordinates from Joinpoint into your software (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). To accomplish this, please perform the following steps:
  1. Go to the data tab.
  2. Copy the contents of the data grid to the Windows clip board. To do this, follow these steps:
     • Right-click on the data grid and a menu will appear.
     • Select the “Select Current Grid” option. Once you do that, the entire grid will turn blue (indicating the grid is selected).
     • Right-click on the grid again, and select the “Copy” menu item. The data grid contents have now been copied to the Windows clip board.
  3. Paste the copied data tab coordinates into your software (Excel, etc.). For Excel: Open Excel, go to the spreadsheet where you want the information copied, right-click on a cell in the spreadsheet and select Paste (or use Ctrl-V).
• Option 2: Use the Export option (   ) on the Output window task bar. Select the "*.Export.Data.txt" option and save the data to a file. The file can be imported into other graphics software packages. For a more detailed explanation of how to use this option, please see the following FAQ: Exporting Results.