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\twocolumn[{\begin{@twocolumnfalse} explained

I'm typesetting a document in the [twocolumn] format. I found (Googled) that a way how to place some material spread over both columns is as in the following code: \documentclass[twocolumn]{article} ...
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How to fix a figure at the top or bottom of a column within multicol?

Within the multicol environment I want to be able to fix a figure to be displayed at either the top or bottom of a column (as in a scientific journal). The figure environment cannot be used in ...
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Image placement in LaTeX (twocolumn mode)

I'm beginning to work on my senior thesis for biochemistry and I'm excited to use LaTeX to make a nice looking final product. I'm new to LaTeX though so I don't actually know that much about it. ...
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Any way to _absolutely_ dictate image locations?

I've used LaTeX to author something approaching 100 scientific papers, and while I love the equation rendering and the ease of referencing, I dislike in almost equal measure the inability to dictate ...
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How to share a one column figure with two column text on same page

I am writing an article that is composed of a two column body. But on one page, I want a figure that takes up both columns at the top and below I want to continue writing in two column text. So far I ...
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Balance/flush columns at the end of each chapter in twocolumn layout

In a twocolumn layout, how can I balance columns at the end of each chapter? Package multicol is not appreciated because it doesn't offer nice float placement in the columns (floats are not allowed ...
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Multicolumn image

How can i span image across two columns in multicolumn environment? I want to create something like this: c1 Image c1 Image c1 c2 c3 c1 c2 c3 (c1, c2, c3 = columns) It can be done in ConTeXt: http:...
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How to insert algorithm inside multicols environment [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Placing figures inside a two-column document Here is my MWE: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{multicol} \usepackage{algorithm} \usepackage{algpseudocode} \usepackage{...
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Placing a minipage or a table on top of the right column

I am new to TeX, but I cannot find a solution to my problem anywhere. I have some text in two columns just after a page wide image (and this is not a problem). But I would like to add a little table ...
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Figure is on top of text [duplicate]

I am using IEEEtran for LaTeX. That means text is in two columns. I want to post a full figure page. I use: \usepackage{pdfpages} \begin{figure} \includepdf{fluxograma.pdf} \caption{SEAL flowchart.}...
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Floats in multicols require case-by-case manual placing

I have struggled with this issue for a while now. Judging by the number of similar questions, I'm not the only one. I find Herbert's solution to this question by far the best available. There is only ...
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Latex IEEE template: Use single column table in multicolumn latex content [duplicate]

I am trying to use this IEEE template to write a report. I don't see any package named \usepackage{multicol} which is used for multi-column. So I can not change it from two column to single column. ...
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Figure with Text beneath [duplicate]

I am trying to place a text in single column with the text having a two column format. But the figure comes on top of the text. How can this be solved?
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Figures with [h] position in multicols environement [duplicate]

I usually work with the normal article latex environment, with one column, and I usually introduce figures using the position given by [h] (with means "place the float here, i.e., approximately at the ...
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