[Tex/LaTex] Latex: Figure is too large for PDF

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I am a graduate student working on a research paper. I am using WinEdit 8.1. I am new to latex but I am almost finished with the paper. I am have issue inserting a picture into the document. Whenever I put it in latex, it makes the picture too large in the created PDF document.

The following is my latex code

\begin{figure}
  \begin{centering}
  \includegraphics{MicrofabSteps}
  \caption[Proposed Micro-fabrication Steps]{}
  \label{fig:Microfabrication Steps}
  \end{centering}
\end{figure}

How can i possible tell latex to make the picture "smaller" so that it does not show up so large in the pdf output file.

Best Answer

You can use something like this:

\includegraphics[width = 16cm, height = 9cm]{MicrofabSteps}

or

\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{MicrofabSteps}

width and height can be also entered in inches, mm all units that tex supports, and scale is i suppose any number. Numbers smaller than one make it smaller, numbers larger than one make it bigger, just saying.

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