diff --git a/R/plot_biomass.R b/R/plot_biomass.R
index 9c7acec..2a66907 100644
--- a/R/plot_biomass.R
+++ b/R/plot_biomass.R
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ plot_total_biomass <- function(dat,
     export_rda(plt_fin = plt_fin,
                caps_alttext = caps_alttext,
                rda_folder = rda_folder,
-               topic_label = topic_label)
+               topic_label = topic_label,
+               fig_or_table = fig_or_table)
 
   }
 
diff --git a/R/plot_recruitment.R b/R/plot_recruitment.R
index cfdb1f9..bb0d5ab 100644
--- a/R/plot_recruitment.R
+++ b/R/plot_recruitment.R
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ plot_recruitment <- function(dat,
     export_rda(plt_fin = plt_fin,
                caps_alttext = caps_alttext,
                rda_folder = rda_folder,
-               topic_label = topic_label)
+               topic_label = topic_label,
+               fig_or_table = fig_or_table)
 
   }
 
diff --git a/R/plot_spawning_biomass.R b/R/plot_spawning_biomass.R
index 31ba366..bc9fe93 100644
--- a/R/plot_spawning_biomass.R
+++ b/R/plot_spawning_biomass.R
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ plot_spawning_biomass <- function(
   ref_line = c("target", "unfished"),
   end_year = NULL,
   relative = FALSE,
-  export_rda = FALSE,
+  make_rda = FALSE,
   rda_folder = getwd()
 ) {
 
@@ -145,12 +145,13 @@ plot_spawning_biomass <- function(
     )
 
   # export figure to rda if argument = T
-  if (export_rda == TRUE){
+  if (make_rda == TRUE){
 
     export_rda(plt_fin = plt_fin,
                caps_alttext = caps_alttext,
                rda_folder = rda_folder,
-               topic_label = topic_label)
+               topic_label = topic_label,
+               fig_or_table = fig_or_table)
   }
 
   return(plt_fin)
diff --git a/R/table_indices.R b/R/table_indices.R
index 4fc56c0..0d47856 100644
--- a/R/table_indices.R
+++ b/R/table_indices.R
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ table_indices <- function(dat,
     export_rda(plt_fin = plt_fin,
                caps_alttext = caps_alttext,
                rda_folder = rda_folder,
-               topic_label = topic_label)
+               topic_label = topic_label,
+               fig_or_table = fig_or_table)
 
   }
 
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index e03c778..f77b669 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ extract_caps_alttext <- function(topic_label,
 export_rda <- function(plt_fin = plt_fin,
                        caps_alttext = caps_alttext,
                        rda_folder = rda_folder,
-                       topic_label = topic_label){
+                       topic_label = topic_label,
+                       fig_or_table = fig_or_table){
 
   # make rda for figures
   if (fig_or_table == "figure") {
diff --git a/man/plot_landings.Rd b/man/plot_landings.Rd
index 4b5f870..19711cb 100644
--- a/man/plot_landings.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_landings.Rd
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 \alias{plot_landings}
 \title{Plot observed landings by fleet}
 \usage{
-plot_landings(dat, units = NULL)
+plot_landings(dat, units = NULL, make_rda = FALSE, rda_folder = getwd())
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{dat}{A data frame returned from `asar::convert_output()`.}
 
 \item{units}{indicate the name of the units of landings as to label the axis}
+
+\item{rda_folder}{The location of the folder containing the generated .rda files
+("rda_files") that will be created if the argument `export_rda` = TRUE.
+Default is the working directory.}
 }
 \value{
 Create a plot ready for a stock assessment report of cumulative landings
diff --git a/man/plot_recruitment.Rd b/man/plot_recruitment.Rd
index c8f6da9..6186fe8 100644
--- a/man/plot_recruitment.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_recruitment.Rd
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ plot_recruitment(
   scale_amount = NULL,
   show_warnings = FALSE,
   end_year = NULL,
-  return = "recruitment"
+  return = "recruitment",
+  make_rda = FALSE,
+  rda_folder = getwd()
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -42,6 +44,15 @@ and following with R units.}
 \item{end_year}{last year of assessment}
 
 \item{return}{Default returns recruitment over time. Options to display recruitment time series, stock recruitment curve, or recruitment fit}
+
+\item{rda_folder}{The location of the folder containing the generated .rda files
+("rda_files") that will be created if the argument `export_rda` = TRUE.
+Default is the working directory.}
+
+\item{export_rda}{TRUE/FALSE; indcate whether to produce an .rda file containing
+a list with the figure/table, caption, and alternative text (if figure). If TRUE,
+the .rda will be exported to the folder indicated in the argument "rda_folder".
+Default is FALSE.}
 }
 \value{
 A series of plots are exported including recruitment over time with R0
diff --git a/man/plot_spawning_biomass.Rd b/man/plot_spawning_biomass.Rd
index eb014f1..b84dd65 100644
--- a/man/plot_spawning_biomass.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_spawning_biomass.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ plot_spawning_biomass(
   scale_amount = 1,
   ref_line = c("target", "unfished"),
   end_year = NULL,
-  relative = FALSE
+  relative = FALSE,
+  make_rda = FALSE,
+  rda_folder = getwd()
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ regardless of how it is specified in `dat`.}
 \item{relative}{A logical value specifying if the resulting figures should
 be relative spawning biomass. The default is `FALSE`. `ref_line` indicates
 which reference point to use.}
+
+\item{rda_folder}{The location of the folder containing the generated .rda files
+("rda_files") that will be created if the argument `export_rda` = TRUE.
+Default is the working directory.}
 }
 \value{
 Plot spawning biomass from the results of an assessment model translated to
diff --git a/man/plot_total_biomass.Rd b/man/plot_total_biomass.Rd
index 9cb7f5a..00fa09e 100644
--- a/man/plot_total_biomass.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_total_biomass.Rd
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ plot_total_biomass(
   scale_amount = 1000,
   ref_line = c("target", "MSY", "msy", "unfished"),
   end_year = NULL,
-  relative = FALSE
+  relative = FALSE,
+  make_rda = FALSE,
+  rda_folder = getwd()
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ in relative totb calculations}
 projections). This parameter will be deprecated once the output converter is fully developed.}
 
 \item{relative}{Plot relative total biomass. Ref line indicates which reference point to use}
+
+\item{rda_folder}{The location of the folder containing the generated .rda files
+("rda_files") that will be created if the argument `export_rda` = TRUE.
+Default is the working directory.}
 }
 \value{
 Plot total biomass from a stock assessment model as found in a NOAA
diff --git a/man/table_indices.Rd b/man/table_indices.Rd
index 392b69a..dd13ac3 100644
--- a/man/table_indices.Rd
+++ b/man/table_indices.Rd
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 \alias{table_indices}
 \title{Create Indices of Abundance Table}
 \usage{
-table_indices(dat)
+table_indices(dat, make_rda = FALSE, rda_folder = getwd())
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{dat}{A data frame returned from `asar::convert_output()`.}
+
+\item{rda_folder}{The location of the folder containing the generated .rda files
+("rda_files") that will be created if the argument `export_rda` = TRUE.
+Default is the working directory.}
 }
 \value{
 Create table of observed annual indices of abundance plus error