external image
Wraps an image in an object that can then be embedded in a PowerPoint slide or within a Word paragraph.
The image is added as a shape in PowerPoint (it is not possible to mix text and images in a PowerPoint form). With a Word document, the image will be added inside a paragraph.
external_img(src, width = 0.5, height = 0.2, alt = "")
src | 
 image file path  | 
width | 
 height in inches.  | 
height | 
 height in inches  | 
alt | 
 alternative text for images  | 
You can use this function in conjunction with fpar to create paragraphs consisting of differently formatted text parts. You can also use this function as an r chunk in an R Markdown document made with package officedown.
Other run functions for reporting: 
ftext(),
hyperlink_ftext(),
run_autonum(),
run_bookmark(),
run_columnbreak(),
run_linebreak(),
run_pagebreak(),
run_reference(),
run_word_field()
# wrap r logo with external_img ----
srcfile <- file.path( R.home("doc"), "html", "logo.jpg" )
extimg <- external_img(src = srcfile, height = 1.06/2,
                       width = 1.39/2)
# pptx example ----
doc <- read_pptx()
doc <- add_slide(doc)
doc <- ph_with(x = doc, value = extimg,
               location = ph_location_type(type = "body"),
               use_loc_size = FALSE )
print(doc, target = tempfile(fileext = ".pptx"))
fp_t <- fp_text(font.size = 20, color = "red")
an_fpar <- fpar(extimg, ftext(" is cool!", fp_t))
# docx example ----
x <- read_docx()
x <- body_add(x, an_fpar)
print(x, target = tempfile(fileext = ".docx"))Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.