When you write graphics output to RTF using an ODS RTF statement, all of the lines on the graph might be the same width even when you try to make some lines thicker than others. This issue typically occurs when dashed lines appear in the graph. This issue can occur when you create output with a SAS/GRAPH^® procedure such as PROC GPLOT, as well as when you create graphics output with ODS Graphics or an ODS Graphics procedure such as PROC SGPLOT.  

EMF Plus is the default graph output format for the ODS RTF destination. This issue occurs because most third-party software products do not render thick dashed lines properly with the EMF Plus format.   

To circumvent the problem, change the graphics output format to PNG when you use the ODS RTF destination. Choose the appropriate method below:  

• When you create graphics output with a SAS/GRAPH procedure such as PROC GPLOT, use the PNG300 device driver for the DEVICE= option in a GOPTIONS statement, as shown below:
  

goptions device=png300;

• When you create graphics output with ODS Graphics or an ODS Graphics procedure, specify PNG as the value for the OUTPUTFMT= option in an ODS GRAPHICS statement, as shown below:

ods graphics on / reset=all outputfmt=png;

When you specify OUTPUTFMT=PNG with ODS Graphics or an ODS Graphics procedure, it is recommended that you also include the IMAGE_DPI=300 option in your ODS RTF statement. For example:

ods rtf file="sastest.rtf" image_dpi=300;