Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Problem with pictures

[therickaman]

Hi all,

First off, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read this far. I'm new to LaTex, so please realize that I'm not too keen on the lingo. I'm writing my thesis, and I'm having problems. I can type all day long in LaTex, but when I try to insert a picture...it gives me a fit. For example, I've been playing with this for about 5 hours now. Here are what I'm using (I don't know the proper name for this, maybe packages?):

\usepackage{fullpage,epsfig,amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,cancel,bm,floatflt}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{pstricks,pstricks-add,pst-math,pst-xkey}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{float}

Everytime I try to insert a picture, the picture is displayed on it's own page. I've tried every combination available. I've used Jpegs, eps, bitmaps...png...you name it, I've tried the format. Also, I've tried different stuff like...h...h!...tpb...etc. I'm using TeXnicCenter on a university computer. Also, please note...I have tried Tex -> DVI, Tex -> PS...etc, I've tried them all.

Does anyone have any idea, how I can fix this problem? Attached is a picture I'm trying to attach.

CURRENT CODE USED:

\begin{figure}[H!]
\centering
\includegraphics{C:/Users/labuser/Desktop/kernal.png}
\label{fig:kernal}
\end{figure}

Thank You again for your help,

Rick

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Rick,

welcome to the board!
Perhaps the picture is just too big. Try

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\includegraphics[width=...,height=...]{...}

and insert some small values just to test ist. Check warnings in your log file, perhaps post your log file here as attachment.

Stefan

[therickaman]

Thanks for your help. I switched to XP from Vista, and it started to work. This must be a bug. Note, that the problem was fixed on vista if I bit my lip right, and prayed real hard. If I put the picture, 3 or 4 paragraphs above where I wanted it, this also worked sometimes. Hope this helps someone in the future, just save the headache and use XP instead of Vista.

Rick