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| caption2  = SVG version of a graph meant to look similar to the PNG

| caption2  = SVG version of a graph meant to look similar to the PNG

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[[Graph]]s, [[chart]]s, and other pictures can contribute substantially to an article. Here are some hints on how to create a graph. The source code for each of the example images on this page can be accessed by clicking the image to go to the image description page.

[[Graph]]s, [[chart]]s, and other pictures can contribute substantially to an article. Here are some hints on how to create a graph. The source code for each of the example images on this page can be accessed by clicking the image to go to the image description page.

==Guidelines==

==Guidelines==

# Use the [[SVG]] format whenever possible. If you can't, use any software to create the plot in a bitmap format but make it very large, for instance 6000×4500 pixel size with Postscript Times or Symbol font size 48 and a line thickness of 17 pixels. Then use software like [[Photoshop]] or [[GIMP]] to [[Gaussian blur]] it at 2 pixels. Finally reduce it down to about 1000 pixels on a side (e.g. 1300×975) using [[bicubic interpolation]]. This gives a plot with no jagged lines that is also big enough so that someone could download it and use it for projection purposes without apparent pixellation. Save the image as [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]].

# Use the [[SVG]] format whenever possible. If you can't, use any software to create the plot in a bitmap format but make it very large, for instance 6000×4500 pixel size with Postscript Times or Symbol font size 48 and a line thickness of 17 pixels. Then use software like [[Photoshop]] or [[GIMP]] to [[Gaussian blur]] it at 2 pixels. Finally reduce it down to about 1000 pixels on a side (e.g. 1300×975) using [[bicubic interpolation]]. This gives a plot with no jagged lines that is also big enough so that someone could download it and use it for projection purposes without apparent pixellation. Save the image as [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]].