[Tex/LaTex] How to use the full page width (\textwidth) while importing a table with \includegraphics

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I'm in a 2-column environment. I need to use the entire pagewidth (\textwidth) while importing a table with \includegraphics.

\begin{table}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{./myfile.pdf}
\caption{Beautiful stuff here}
\label{tab:myfile}
\end{table}

(I have tried tabular* without success.)

Best Answer

The multicols environment doesn't completely support floats; you can

  1. Use the starred version of floats (table* or figure*) but the float will appear on the top of the next page:

    \documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\begin{multicols}{2}
\lipsum[4]
\begin{table*}
\centering
\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{./myfile.pdf}
\caption{Beautiful stuff here}
\label{tab:myfile}
\end{table*}
\lipsum[4]
\end{multicols}

\end{document}

  2. End the multicols, typeset the table inside, for example, a minipage or a center environment (\captionof from the capt-of or caption packages can be used to provide a caption) and then start another multicols:

    \documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\begin{multicols}{2}
\lipsum[4]
\end{multicols}
\begin{center}
\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{./myfile.pdf}
\captionof{table}{Beautiful stuff here}
\label{tab:myfile}
\end{center}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\lipsum[4]
\end{multicols}

\end{document}

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Remark:

The demo option for graphicx simply replaces actual figures with black rectangles; do not use that option in your actual document.

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