Cannot paste Stata graph to MS Word doc (new problem)

[Ceci Vasoff]

Hello,

I am using Stata 17.0. Today, for the first time ever, I was unable to copy a Stata graph into a Word doc. I can successfully copy my graph in Stata; however, I can no longer paste the same graph into a Word document. This happened within a document where I had successfully pasted Stata graphs just minutes earlier. When I copy a graph in Stata (CTRL-C or Edit>Copy in "Graph") and then attempt to paste the graph into a Word doc, the Paste option in the Word ribbon 'ghosts'. The Word paste function then becomes inoperable the moment I click on the Word document.

I have alternated between the Clipboard format options EMF+ and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) under "Graph Preferences," but to no avail. I have succesfully cut-and-pasted graphs from Stata to Word docs countless times since I began using Stata last year.

Can anyone suggest what I might try next?

Thanks!

Ceci

[Andrew Musau]

I don't use MS Word that often, but just yesterday when revising a paper with a co-author, I was confronted with the same problem. I don't think that you need to copy and paste images. First, export the graph from Stata to some folder in your computer using something like:

graph export "mygraph.jpg", as(jpg) replace name("mygraph") quality(100)

then place the cursor where you want the graph to appear in the MS Word document and go to \(\text{Insert -> Pictures-> This Device}\), browse and select the image, click \(\text{Insert}\) and you are done.

[Ceci Vasoff]

I'm late with my reply, Andrew, but thank you so much! Ceci