Graphics in Latex

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I've looked online and apparently to insert graphics in latex you need to use

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\usepackage{graphicx}

\includegraphics{image.jpg}


Where "image.jpg" is the name of the file.

But how does it know where to look for the file? I've checked all the tutorials and they never mention where you actually have to put the file so Latex will recognise it, help plz !

[Cthulhu]

Have you tried just giving the path to the image? That's all I can think of really. Or perhaps the directory you will compile the latex into PDF?

[TrueTears]

I've looked online and apparently to insert graphics in latex you need to use

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\usepackage{graphicx}

\includegraphics{image.jpg}


Where "image.jpg" is the name of the file.

But how does it know where to look for the file? I've checked all the tutorials and they never mention where you actually have to put the file so Latex will recognise it, help plz !

put it in whereever u installed texnic editor

this tutorial might help

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/LaTeX:Math

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Thanks Cthulthu, but that also gives the following error:

! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> C: \Desktop \Schrodinger\apparatus
l.12 ...\Desktop\Schrodinger\apparatus.jpg}
                                                 
?

Previously:

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\includegraphics[width=5mm,height=5mm]{apparatus.jpg}
I got:

<apparatus.jpg, id=1, 646.66594pt x 396.7322pt> <use apparatus.jpg>
Runaway argument?
{
! Paragraph ended before \Gin@ii was complete.
<to be read again>
                   \par
l.37

[TrueTears]

Thanks Cthulthu, but that also gives the following error:

! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> C: \Desktop \Schrodinger\apparatus
l.12 ...\Desktop\Schrodinger\apparatus.jpg}
                                                 
?

Previously:

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\includegraphics[width=5mm,height=5mm]{apparatus.jpg}
I got:

<apparatus.jpg, id=1, 646.66594pt x 396.7322pt> <use apparatus.jpg>
Runaway argument?
{
! Paragraph ended before \Gin@ii was complete.
<to be read again>
                   \par
l.37

for ur code delete the width and stuff, just put name of file.

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Thanks TT, but

It still gives the same result :/
except it also says too wide now (that's why I tried to make it smaller)

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Woops sorry peeps, I made an error elsewhere in the code, it works now 

[Cthulhu]

Excellent. +1 for not using LyX

[enwiabe]

why on earth wouldn't you use lyx

to insert graphics in lyx you click like 3 buttons

then you can crop it rotate it etc. as you please

i don't understand this obsession with reinventing the wheel >_>

[Cthulhu]

I just prefer writing proper . Makes me feel all manly.

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Oh lol, I never heard of Lyx before

But I'm sticking with Latex, I'm too familiar with it now xD

[TrueTears]

texnic ftw

[enwiabe]

LyX *IS* proper latex

I don't get why people think it isn't. It just takes the menial, time consuming "coding" part out of it. Coding in latex isn't special. It's just commands. But you have to type out all those commands, why waste the time? You're not special for doing it. Anyone can waste the time.

Instead of typing out THOUSANDS of extra characters in code, you can just fire up LyX use button clicks and short cut commands :-/

Not to mention, you can spend hours wondering where you fucked up in your code. Where you forgot a $ sign, or didn't call an appropriate package etc. LyX will TELL you when you make an error, it will tell you why, and how. But most importantly, in nearly every case it won't LET you make the error, because it will tell you "don't do this or you'll fuck it up"... With texnic it's "compile and see", "compile and see" etc. every like 20 lines or so to make sure you didn't screw up. Tiiiiiiiiiime waaaaaaaaaaaste. So unnecessary.

You'd probably save hundreds of hours over the course of your degree... And thousands over your professional mathematical career. In conclusion, reinventing the wheel is just stupid...

[Cthulhu]

I just prefer writing source. I've never been a wysiwyg person. Everyone has their own preference though.

[Mao]

Resurrecting this, but for anyone who's interested, here's the template file I use. Built this myself over the years, kinda does everything a professional document needs to do.

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage[top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm,left=2cm,right=2cm]{geometry}

\usepackage{listings}
\lstset{basicstyle=\footnotesize, language=Matlab, numbers=left, stepnumber=1, numbersep=5pt}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhead{}
\fancyfoot{}
\lhead{MTH3051 - Introduction to Computational Mathematics}
\chead{}
\rhead{Assignment 1}
\lfoot{Mao Yuan Liu - 21513856}
\cfoot{}
\rfoot{Page \thepage}

\title{MTH3051 Assignment 1}
\author{Mao Yuan Liu}

\begin{comment}
Sample Code for inserting graphics
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\caption{CAPTION}
\includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{C:/Users/picture.png}
\end{figure}

Sample Code for multicol
\begin{multicols}{2}
\end{multicols}

Sample footnotes
\footnote{text}

Sample Code snippet
\begin{lstlisting}
CODE HERE
\end{lstlisting}
\end{comment}

\begin{document}

\maketitle


\end{document}