image chunk wrapper
The function lets add images within flextable
objects with function compose().
It should be used inside a call to as_paragraph().
as_image(src, width = 0.5, height = 0.2, unit = "in", ...)
src |
image filename |
width, height |
size of the png file in inches |
unit |
unit for width and height, one of "in", "cm", "mm". |
... |
unused argument |

This chunk option requires package officedown in a R Markdown context with Word output format.
PowerPoint cannot mix images and text in a paragraph, images are removed when outputing to PowerPoint format.
Other chunk elements for paragraph:
as_bracket(),
as_b(),
as_chunk(),
as_equation(),
as_highlight(),
as_i(),
as_sub(),
as_sup(),
colorize(),
gg_chunk(),
hyperlink_text(),
linerange(),
lollipop(),
minibar(),
plot_chunk()
img.file <- file.path( R.home("doc"), "html", "logo.jpg" )
library(officer)
myft <- flextable( head(iris))
myft <- compose( myft, i = 1:3, j = 1,
value = as_paragraph(
as_image(src = img.file, width = .20, height = .15),
" blah blah ",
as_chunk(Sepal.Length, props = fp_text(color = "red"))
),
part = "body")
ft <- autofit(myft)
ftPlease choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.