Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Columns and figures

[pmrdias]

Hello

I am writing an article with the format of two columns, but I cannot place the figure.
They can help.
Thanks

% If activated, the figure will evaporate. Why???
% FOTO E CAPTION CENTER

%\begin{figure}
% \centering
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{Subsist_front.jpg}
\caption{Subsystem and its borders}
\label{fig:SubsFont}
%\end{figure}

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\documentclass[a4paper, 11pt] {article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{authblk}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}
 \geometry{
 a4paper,
 %total={210mm,297mm},
 left=15mm,
 right=15mm,
 top=10mm,
 bottom=15mm,
 }
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\title{Teste}
\author[1]{Pedro M. R. Dias}
\affil[1]{FCT}
\affil[1]{Tel: (+351) 211 00; e-mail: xxx@xx.pt}
\date{}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
The article contains .....
\end{abstract}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\section{Introduction}
The maintenance ...:

\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
\item 
Equipment ...,
\item 
Initial formation,
\item
Selection ...
\end{itemize}
\section{IMPLEMENTATION ...}
The improvement ...\\
\subsection{Equipment Division into subsystems}
In the figure \ref{fig:SubsFont} ...\\


% If activated, the figure will evaporate. Why???

% FOTO E CAPTION CENTER

%\begin{figure} 
%    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=8cm]{Subsist_front.jpg}
    \caption{Subsystem and its borders}
    \label{fig:SubsFont}
%\end{figure}
We ...:
\section{DISCUSSION OF RESULTS}
Initiate .... 
\end{multicols}
ZZZZ...
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

The multicol package does not support floating figures, it doesn't work good with column balancing. You can include it directly, as here:

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\documentclass[a4paper, 11pt] {article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{authblk}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}
 \geometry{
 a4paper,
 %total={210mm,297mm},
 left=15mm,
 right=15mm,
 top=10mm,
 bottom=15mm,
 }
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\title{Teste}
\author[1]{Pedro M. R. Dias}
\affil[1]{FCT}
\affil[1]{Tel: (+351) 211 00; e-mail: xxx@xx.pt}
\date{}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
The article contains .....
\end{abstract}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\section{Introduction}
The maintenance ...:

\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
\item 
Equipment ...,
\item 
Initial formation,
\item
Selection ...
\end{itemize}
\section{IMPLEMENTATION ...}
The improvement ...\\
\subsection{Equipment Division into subsystems}
In the figure \ref{fig:SubsFont} ...\\


% If activated, the figure will evaporate. Why???

% FOTO E CAPTION CENTER

\begin{center} 
    \includegraphics[width=8cm]{Subsist_front.jpg}
    \captionof{figure}{Subsystem and its borders}
    \label{fig:SubsFont}
\end{center}
We ...:
\section{DISCUSSION OF RESULTS}
Initiate .... 
\end{multicols}
ZZZZ...
\end{document}

I loaded the caption package to get the \captionof command (it can do much more) and used a center environment.

Stefan