Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Included Images don't appear

[Callebaut]

Hi.

I'm relatively new to LaTeX. I'm trying to include figures in my documents for the first time.

I'm using TexShop with Pdftex as a composer.

Here's my problem :
When I type a document empty but for an image, everything works and the image appears.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} %sur pc remplacer applemac par latin1
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[francais]{babel}   
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} %manipulation des images

\begin{document}

	\begin{figure}[H]
		\center
		\includegraphics[width = 100 mm]{transversal}
		\label{fig1}
		\caption{Vibration transversale d'une corde.}
	\end{figure}
	
\end{document}

But as soon as I add some texts before or after the image, it stops appearing.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} %sur pc remplacer applemac par latin1
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[francais]{babel}   
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} %manipulation des images

\begin{document}
\subsection{l'oscillation transversale.}
		L'oscillation transversale est due au déplacement des points de la corde perpendiculairement par rapport a la position d'équilibre.
		
	\begin{figure}[H]
		\center
		\includegraphics[width = 100 mm]{transversal}
		\label{fig1}
		\caption{Vibration transversale d'une corde.}
	\end{figure}
	
\end{document}

I don't get any compilation errors, the image just isn't there on my pdf document.

It is probably a dumb mistake I made or a tag I forgot to add but I can't find it and I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem on Google.
Please help me Thanks in advance.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Callebaut,

welcome to the board!

[H] is not a standard LaTeX option for figures. Have a look at this post from today where the options are explained:

• Table and Figure appear in wrong order

[H] requires loading the float package:

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\usepackage{float}

If you fix this, and the image doesn't appear yet, perhaps post your .log file as attachment to a post here, for the second small example here which doesn't work for you.

Stefan

[Callebaut]

Works like a charm ! Thank you so much !