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Graphics on a high resolution display

I recently switched over to a laptop with a really high resolution display and now all of my .tex files with graphics are broken. Any idea what's happening here / how to fix it?
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How do I embed an external image within tikzpicture?

I tried the following: \begin{tikzpicture}[] \pgftext{\includegraphics[width=150pt]{pic1.png}} at (0pt,0pt); \pgftext{\includegraphics[width=150pt]{pic2.png}} at (100pt,0); \end{tikzpicture} ...
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REVTEX 4.1 and PeerX-Press LaTeX workflow

I am having trouble finding a practical workflow for REVTEX 4.1 documents to be uploaded using the AIP PeerX-press system. The PeerX system only accepts images in EPS and TIFF format. My native ...
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problem with including pdf using pdfpages

I am trying to use \includepdf with about 20 different PDFs. The first 19 have worked fine, but the last one which can be found below ...
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change position of figure in beamer

I need to put a figure in a specific position in a beamer presentation ... Does it have a solution using X and Y coordinate or another thing? What do I need to change in the following code? ...
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Text decoration is trimmed off with standalone package

I am decorating an arc with text as shown in this MWE using the standalone class: \documentclass[10pt,class=article]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{decorations.text} ...
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'Figure' in tikz makes image move 'forward'

I have a weird problem, whereby if I make my existing tikz picture a 'figure', it suddenly moves forward, as in, past the paragraph that comes after it in the code. That is, if the code that makes ...
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Equation and image in a row

I have example (defined as \newtheorem{example}{Example}[section]) and inside I have four-level equation of same size as an image ABC.png that I want to put on the right from the equation. But it is ...
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How to align an image to the bottom inside a table cell

I created the following document: Code: \documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage[a5paper]{geometry} \usepackage{tabularx} \usepackage{graphicx} \begin{document} \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|} ...
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Insert text inside a image in eps format

UPDATE:I tried the solution with overpic and it works fine. But the problem is, sometimes, my experimental setup changes and I have to reproduce the eps file using different parameters from Matlab. ...
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Images on latex not appearing

I cannot seem to get the images to appear on latex. I get no error messages and, it has no problems compiling. However, the produced (.pdf) which is what I am using, does not have the image. ...
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Aligning 3 images square in a box

I am trying to create a figure with 3 images: two on the left half which are on top of each other, and one on the right that spans the height of the left images. Here is what I have: ...
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How to include a pdf image

All I am trying to include a pdf image in my tex file, but when I compiled the tex file, the console pop up the following error msg: ! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in ...
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Disable “clip” and “use as bounding box” in TikZ

Problem I use a tool which generates TikZ-Code (R with tikzDevice, to be precise). But the generated picture has a wide white border which I want to remove. When I manually (or with a script) remove ...
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Why could \usepackage{Sweave} be affecting my graphics scaling?

I'm using Sweave to produce a large, multi part academic thesis. I had neglected to specify \usepackage{Sweave} in my preamble, but everything was working fine until I added some verbatim output from ...
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Can I use an image located on the web in a LaTeX document?

I have tried \includegraphics{http://www.site.com/path/to/figure.png} But this returns the error ERROR: Package pdftex.def Error: File `http://www.website.com/path/to/figure.png' not found. ...
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How do I reference an online image from a LaTeX document? [duplicate]

I've tried this chunk of code: \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{hyperref} \begin{figure} \href{http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pachydyptes_ponderosus.jpg} ...
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vertical placement of graphics in marginpar

I'd like to put small graphics into the margin via \marginpar. The top of the figures shall be aligned to the top of the text line they refer to. I found around here the suggestion to put a \vskip0pt ...
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Color and efficient vector graphics

I want to use complex monocolor vector graphics but I would like to be able to specify the color inside my latex source. Solutions : Use a pdf, but I can't specify the color afterwards. Perhaps a ...
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Place Image and Break Pages

I want to obtain the following format: Text Text Text Text endofpage image newpage Text Text Text Text I have three pages in total. The image occupies whole page and the text in newpage is ...
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Different number in image caption and in ref to figure [duplicate]

I have figure with image like this: \begin{figure}[h!] \centering \label{fig:controlsOpacity} \includegraphics[width=120mm]{img/image_01.png} \caption{some text} \end{figure} then I am referencing ...
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Any software-tool off-line to create LaTeX text as a graph?

I like to make math graphs, with Mathematica, with Adobe Fireworks, with Hypersnap etc. However I have a problem, because I would like to have a plugin to Adobe Fireworks or HyperSnap, to enter LaTeX ...
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What is the “#” for in TikZ?

I am a newbie and I asked in How to create rectangles like in this example? about how to make some rectangles. I am trying to read the code and understand it as I need rectangles rather than squares. ...
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Images in posters

I am using the template from Elena Botoeva to create an A0 poster. How do I insert figures (pdf) into each node? I am guessing that \usepackage{graphicx} will be needed but it keeps giving errors ...
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LaTeX compiles but not pdfLaTeX [duplicate]

I have a "project", which has a main.tex in Main folder, and in Main folder, there are subfolders called tex and fig. In fig folder, there is a logo.eps file. In tex folder, there is a content.tex ...
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How to insert logo in exam document class?

I would like to insert a logo for the exam questionnaire on the upper right where the title is placed but i dont know how.. i would like to appear it this way.
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Convert TGA to PDF automatically

For my latex document, I have image files in tga format that I'd like to include. I want to convert them into pdf so latex can scale them without loose of precision. By now, I just did this with ...
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Drawing a grid on each image inside the array of images

Please see what I have written,when I need individual grid on each of picture inside my figure-array. In contrast to previews question Drawing a grid on array of images. Question now is why I can't ...
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PDF inclusion: found PDF version <1.5>, but at most version <1. 4> allowed

How do I get rid of this error: PDF inclusion: found PDF version <1.5>, but at most version <1. 4> allowed I tried putting \pdfoptionpdfminorversion=5 after my preamble, but nothing ...
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Drawing a grid on array of images

I have nice story to tell with pictures. There Maltese type cross which is processing and twisting at the same time. So to make it more visual in paper i need grid something like this Drawing on an ...
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Problem with importing image

I added a png image named MVC Unit 2 Question 1 Graph 1 to the directory, but I am not able to add the image to Latex. I am currently using online Share LaTeX, which I believe is pdflatex. ...
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Alignment of \includegraphics in a tabular

When putting a graphics inside a table, the text at the right is too much at the bottom Minimum example : \documentclass{article}[12pt] \usepackage{graphicx} % This is already loaded by the ...
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How can I add or overlay a legend to an .eps image

Assume someone has several Matlab plots saved as .eps graphics and realizes in some of them the legend for the curves is missing. Is there a way to add these legends afterwards, or to overlay another ...
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Adding an image in luatex

I would like to use Lua functions in order to reproduce the effect of \includegraphics{testimg}. This means that the image "testimg.pdf" would appear centered in the following example. ...
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Drawing a 3D cone

I want to create some thing like this , but instead of a box, I use another object (a dog silhouette). Here is what I have so far \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{scope}[scale=0.25, xshift=70, ...
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TeXstudio runtime error when adding a new figure

I am new to LaTeX, I use TeXstudio version 2.5.1 on Windows 7 to write my dissertation. Up to now all went perfectly well. Today I simply added a new figure in .pdf format, size is 4MB, and got a C++ ...
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How to make eps file imported in .tex , un-cropped?

I have a eps file with a very high resolution. Now when I am trying to import it in my tex file using include graphics I am only able to see part of it, i.e. its cropped. I already played with width, ...
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Can fuzzy borders be added to external pictures programmatically?

In my opinion, external pictures are often more pleasing to the eye on a white background when they have fuzzy rather than "sharp" borders. For instance, compare this to that Adding fuzzy ...
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How to vertically align 3 images with subfigure?

This code: \begin{figure*}[t] \begin{center} \begin{subfigure}[a]{0.3\textwidth} \label{im:device_front} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{images/bsn_side} ...
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Makefile problem

I am having problems with compiling EPS images, I don’t know whether it is a problem with my makefile or not. When I am compiling a document with EPS images, it takes like 4 minutes to compile them, ...
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Why do I get a black rectangle instead of my external picture?

I write some of my network notes in TeX. I wanted to make a table, and inside it insert an image: . I wrote a document: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[demo]{graphicx} \usepackage{booktabs} ...
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Picture not formatting to text width

I'm trying to format a picture so that it fills the text width however it always errors and fills the whole page. \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{circle} is the line I'm currently using also ...
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What is the common approach to include pictures/figures from pdf files or other sources? [closed]

What is the common approach to include pictures/figures from pdf files or other sources? My approach is to save the graphic as a jpg. Afterwards I include it into a Power Point and safe it from PP to ...
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Fundamental differences : PSTricks, TikZ/PGF and others

OK, since this is a pretty vague and subjective question. I need to set up some borders around the discussion that I intend to benefit from. But before anything, I certainly do NOT want to excite the ...
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Insert image in the header

I am a real beginner in LyX and I want to insert a small image into the header. Actually I want to insert two images. But let's begin by one. I have no idea how to do this and would appreciate any ...
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Paper size with geometry in memoir: LaTeX vs PDFLaTeX

I have been searching for an answer to my problem, but my search did not yield any topics with the same problem, so hereby my question: I have created a document with the memoir package. The stocksize ...
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PDF files in Appendix are ill placed

I'm writing up my bachelors thesis. I have used the appendix{} command i.e., \newpage\chead{Appendix}\begin{appendices}\numberwithin{equation}{section} and I have a lot of sections in the ...
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How to trim / clip / crop graphics without trial and error?

Often I include graphics with the trim option. Everytime I have to start a trial and error search for the right values. Is it possible to do it more straight forward?
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Eps Position Problem [duplicate]

I am trying to put a graph inside my TeX file it somehow misses its original places and moves somewhere else. What can I do to fix it? Here is my code: \documentclass{article} ...
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Output TeX into a PDF template

I'm writing a cover letter that I want to have on university letterhead, which I have a full-sized electronic copy of (in PDF as well as JPG). Is there an easy way to make TeX do this?

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