[R] Best practice for copying statistical output from RStudio to Word using Times New Roman

[Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (NP)]

Dear Thomas,

Just paste without formatting. Then the pasted text will be in the active font of the Word document.

Best,
Wolfgang

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> Subject: [R] Best practice for copying statistical output from RStudio to Word
> using Times New Roman
>
> Colleagues
>
> I am writing an article using Microsoft Word for a journal that requires
> Times New Roman for all text (including tables and statistical outputs).
> However, copying console output from RStudio (e.g., summary(lm())) into Word
> retains the RStudio monospace font, and Word does not automatically convert
> it to Times New Roman. Manually restyling each pasted block is
> time-consuming and error-prone.
>
> s there a recommended workflow for preserving proper alignment while
> achieving Times New Roman text formatting when transferring statistical
> results from RStudio into Word?
>
> System:
> Windows 11
> R 4.5.1
> RStudio 2024.12.0+
>
> Thanks for any guidance or best practices.
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas Subia