Images in RMarkdown files

Communicating with Data in the Tidyverse

Timo Grossenbacher

Data Journalist

Adjusting figure options in RMarkdown


```{r}

... ggplot2 code ...

```

Adjusting figure options in RMarkdown


```{r fig.height = 6}

... ggplot2 code ...

```

Figure options

Option	Possible values	Effect
`fig.height`	Numeric, inches	The height of the image in inches.
`fig.width`	Numeric, inches	The width of the image in inches.
`fig.align`	One of "left", "right" or "center"	The alignment of the image in the report.

More options on the respective help page of the knitr package.

External images in RMarkdown reports

![An impressive mountain](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/
Matterhorn_from_Domh%C3%BCtte_-_2.jpg/1200px-Matterhorn_from_Domh%C3%BCtte_-_2.jpg)

An impressive mountain

Let's practice!

Communicating with Data in the Tidyverse