R Markdown I have switched to solely use R Markdown for the communication step of my tidy work flow and found it pleasant and actually prodocutive to use. However, there is one major hassle: output in Word format. In a perfect world, I would never need to use any Microsoft products ever again. In reality when I need to work with collaborators that do not use RMarkdown and funders of research projects that require reports in Word format (and a required style template), there are no other options.