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Working with Other Programs

Though Ravel can be used to present results very effectively, you will sometimes wish to display your results in publication or presentation software, or to create better-looking plots (Ravel's Plots will improve dramatically in subsequent releases). You can export a variety of formats from Ravel:

  1. CSV files, in both columnar and tabular layout;
  2. SVG, EPS and EMF vector and PNG bitmapped graphics files, for use in word processor and presentation software;
  3. PDF format;
  4. LaTeX format, for use in mathematical formatting programs like LATEX editors and MathType; and
  5. .m files, for analysis of the mathematics of a Ravel document in Matlab or Octave.
Exporting is done in two main ways:
  1. From the File menu option Export canvas as, which exports an entire canvas (this includes the Equations, Summary and Publication Tabs)
  2. From the context menu for any specific object, such as a Ravel, Variable, Plot or Sheet.