Wrap text around figure

Question

I have a two-column page and am trying to fit a 2x2 figure that span across the page.

\begin{figure*}
\centering
\begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Diagram/12.jpg}
    \end{minipage}
    \hspace{\fill} % note: no blank line here
    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Diagram/346.jpg}
    \end{minipage}

    \vspace*{1cm} % vertical separation

    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Diagram/78.jpg}
    \end{minipage}
    \hspace{\fill} % note: no blank line here
    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Diagram/59.jpg}
    \end{minipage}
\caption{Figure caption goes here} \label{fig:4pics}
\end{figure*}

I want my text to fill around the empty space on the page. (photo attached) Could you please help?

Answer 1

This is one possible solution, using multicol. End multicol, insert the figure you already built in the selected place, then start multicol again. Note the gap before the last section to guide the reader eye.

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{float}

\begin{document}

\begin{multicols}{2}
    \section{Introduction}
    1-2 \kant[1-2]
    \section{Method}    
    3.7.    \kant[3-7]
\end{multicols}

\begin{figure*}[ht!]
    \centering
    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-A}
    \end{minipage}
        \hspace{\fill} % note: no blank line here
    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-B}
    \end{minipage}

    \vspace*{1cm} % vertical separation

    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-C}
    \end{minipage}
    \hspace{\fill} % note: no blank line here
    \begin{minipage}{0.47\textwidth}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image}
    \end{minipage}
    \caption{Figure caption goes here} \label{fig:4pics}
\end{figure*}   

\begin{multicols}{2}   
\section{Conclusion}
The result is shown in figure~\ref{fig:4pics}   

11-12. \kant[11-12]
\end{multicols}

\end{document}

Depending on the space left in the page, the figure will go to the top of the next page or stay in the current page.