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I have created a GraphViz dot-file to visualize a data flow. I have to write a documentation using Microsoft Word and I'd like to include the graph in the document.

For some wired reason, MS Word is not able to import SVG files. Then, I generated a .eps file using

dot -Teps plan.dot -o plan.eps But once imported into Word, the picture looks horrible. I also tried to convert the svg to wmf using Inkscape. It also looked horrible.

Is there a clean way to generate a file using GraphViz that Word can read?

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    Can you save it as an emf instead? superuser.com/questions/397644/… – darthbith Nov 4 '13 at 13:46
  • BTW, the EPS should still work OK, it is just not anti-aliased when rendering. If you zoom in, you can see that the detail is there, and it will print nicely at full resolution. But I can see where this is not sufficient if the main use is on-screen. – Scott McIntyre Jun 9 '14 at 15:48
  • Late comment: I am using the vector image format svg as output format of GraphViz. Then, I convert svg to Windows enhanced metafile emf which can be imported to Office tools like Word and Powerpoint. The conversion from svg to emf can be accomplished svg2emf. – Axel Kemper Feb 18 '16 at 19:11
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Exporting as .jpg or .png and both worked here with a simple example, as does .pdf, but that does not render well if you open the .docx using Windows Word (e.g. 2010). None of the individual objects (shapes/text) are editable, though.

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