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After using \usepackage{graphicx} and \usepackage{epstopdf} because \includegraphics[width=6]{myGraph.eps} doesn't seem to work on its own without the graph being a pdf. (If anyone can tell me why this doesn't work then I would be grateful.) My graph having been converted to a PDF file and imported using the same method seems to now contain inverted ? and I really cannot work out why.

Also if anyone else can help with the above, I also cannot work out why putting a caption under the graph has shifted it two paragraphs downward rather than the place it should be within the document.

Any help with the above would be appreciated.

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On the placement of floating objects see: Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned. On why eps files don't work: Why can't pdflatex process EPS figures. – Alan Munn Mar 11 '12 at 20:17
Also, if there's a way to generate your EPS files as PDF directly, then that's probably the best route. See Which figure type to use: pdf or eps. – Alan Munn Mar 11 '12 at 20:25
I've looked at your sources yet nothing seems to work, I've even tried a side caption instead. The major issue is the inverted question mark by the graph. I don't know why these are being placed when i include the graph regardless of what format it is in. – Ben Euden Mar 11 '12 at 20:50
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I understand your main problem; the other links were mainly aimed at answering your other questions. The inverted question marks are usually a sign of an incorrect font encoding. Can you create a tiny document that reproduces the problem, with a link to the EPS file? (Or a dummy EPS file that shows the same effect). Without some code to see what you're doing, it's hard to tell, otherwise. – Alan Munn Mar 11 '12 at 21:06
If you are on a Linux/Unix-like machine, you can try a command line conversion of your EPS file with epstopdf my.eps and take a look at the generated PDF in Adobe Reader. If it looks okay, try including the PDF into the LaTeX document to see whether this breaks the question marks. – ilpssun Mar 14 '12 at 15:00
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two things: 1) your width=6 probably needs units, (e.g. width=6in). 2) if you're using pdflatex, you most likely need to use the --shell-escape option, which uses an external application (gv, I think?) to convert the eps to pdf before adding it to the document. So, the shell command to generate a pdf would be,

pdflatex --shell-escape document.tex

also, does the log file give you any hints as to why the eps files aren't working, or why the figures are being moved (perhaps 6in is too large to keep the figure on the same page)?

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