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I need to force an image (compression_strain_map.pdf) to the top of a particular page (document has two columns) and the text under it. It seems like it only works on one column.

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Here is the code I'm using: 

\begin{figure}[tp]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{rl}
\includegraphics[scale=0.6, trim={0cm 1cm 0.75cm 0cm}, clip]{images/compression_strain_map.pdf}&\raisebox{4cm}{\rotatebox{90}{\textit{local Lagrangian vertical strain}}} 
\end{tabular}
\caption{Local Lagrangian vertical strain fields with the corresponding absolute values of the global strain $\left|\varepsilon\right|$ for a pure compression test.}
\label{fig:compression_strain_maps}
\end{figure}

The problem is when I use \begin{figure*} the figure is placed on the next page, but I want to force the figure being on this one.

Thanks for any suggestions.

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    figure is one-column, figure* is a two-column span, move it earlier in the source so it comes on the page you want.
    – David Carlisle
    Commented Nov 3, 2019 at 16:12
  • That was simple thanks. I didn't thought of this. I thought that I should put the image after the text I want and then there should be some definition that would force its placement to be exact. Thanks (I know that I look stupid not thinking of that and I've tried many things, but mostly changing the code not its order).
    – Josh E.
    Commented Nov 3, 2019 at 16:28

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figure is one-column, figure* is a two-column span, move it earlier in the source so it comes on the page you want.

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  • One more question: In case I have two figures and one table that should be under both figures and LaTeX puts the table above - no matter where I put the table definition. Is there a way to set an order for placement (or force it)?
    – Josh E.
    Commented Nov 3, 2019 at 19:44
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    You can put the tabular and its caption in the same figure* as the figures, then they float together (use captof package so you can caption teh table with \captionof{table}{....}
    – David Carlisle
    Commented Nov 3, 2019 at 20:42

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