How to have the fairest grant application of them all!

File format info and best practices for figures being inserted into word, with grant proposals in mind:

• We recommend working with your collaborators on a Microsoft-shared Word Doc. Here's why.
  • For image nerds, here are detailed reasons why Google Docs sucks for grant-style images.
• Why use Vector image formats for diagrams, graphs, and flow charts.
  • What is a 'vector file' vs a 'pixel file'?
  • How do they effect proposals?
• 1. After you have a vector figure in Adobe Illustrator, how to export an SVG file of the image.
  • Only for very advanced users doing fancy things: know about the limitations of SVG format for Word.
• 2. Inserting the SVG image into Word.
• 3. Inserting a diagram from Power Point into Word as a vector image.
• 4. Exporting the Word file into a PDF for submission!