topic Re: Remove space around a PDF image in Graphics Programming

Remove space around a PDF image

dagremu — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:46:37 GMT

When I create a PDF image in SAS, a blank margin area is created around the image that I don't want. Here's an example where I plot the same image twice, first as a PNG, and then as a PDF. Note that the PDF has extra white space outside of the border while the PNG does not. How do I get rid of that extra white space in the PDF?

ods html close;
ods listing;

ods graphics / reset=all outputfmt=png imagename="Test image";
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
    scatter x=age y=weight;
run;

ods graphics / reset=all outputfmt=pdf imagename="Test image";
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
    scatter x=age y=weight;
run;

ods listing close;

Note that I just want a stand-alone image file in PDF format, just like the PNG created above. I don’t need the margins because I’ll be embedding the image file within a manuscript.

Re: Remove space around a PDF image

blueskyxyz — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 07:57:35 GMT

ods graphics / reset=all outputfmt=pdf noborder/*<<<added option*/ imagename="Test image";
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
    scatter x=age y=weight;
run;

ods listing close;

please try to add noborder option

Re: Remove space around a PDF image

JeffMeyers — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:44:36 GMT

I would try setting the PAPERSIZE option I think that's the one) to about match your image to see if that helps. Something like OPTIONS PAPERSIZE=(5in,6in); before the ODS PDF statement.
PDF isn't really designed for what you're asking though, it'd be like trying to do the same in ods rtf. It's document and not an image.

https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=vdmmlcdc&cdcVersion=8.1&docsetId=uprint&docsetTarget=n1ieb4hg6fijzon1slcsyiqu7972.htm&locale=en

Re: Remove space around a PDF image

blueskyxyz — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 03:19:18 GMT

ods rtf file="C:\Users\Downloads\test.RTF" style=styles.journal;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
    scatter x=age y=weight;
run;
ods rtf close;

Re: Remove space around a PDF image

blueskyxyz — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:55:39 GMT

save as rtf instead of pdf, then you can paste the figure in other files.

Re: Remove space around a PDF image

Bill_in_Toronto — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:41:34 GMT

Here are the ODS graphics options I use most often. The height and width options may address your issue. I find that imagefmt=PDF results in better looking plots, but the resulting file size can be much larger than imagefmt=PNG, depending on the number of data points.

ODS GRAPHICS ON/reset
border = off
antialiasmax=1000000
height = 100pct
width = 100pct
imagefmt=PDF;