I am trying to use IEEETrans to write a scientific paper in two column format. The issue is that one is not allowed to place figures in the left-hand side column of the first page. Figures should start on the top of the right-hand side column of the first page or alternatively, on the second page (any column).
Is there any way to restrict the placement of floats to avoid using the left-hand side column of the first page?
[Tex/LaTex] Start placing figures on right-hand side column of first page
floatsieeetrantwo-column
Related Solutions
You can use subcaption to produce sub-elements inside a float:
\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum,graphicx,subcaption}
\captionsetup[subfigure]{labelformat=simple,labelsep=colon}
\renewcommand{\thesubfigure}{fig\arabic{subfigure}}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure*}[t]
\centering
\subcaptionbox{Fig1}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-a}}\quad
\subcaptionbox{Fig2}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-b}}\quad
\subcaptionbox{Fig3}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-c}}
\bigskip
\subcaptionbox{Fig4}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-c}}\quad
\subcaptionbox{Fig5}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-b}}\quad
\subcaptionbox{Fig6}[.3\linewidth][c]{%
\includegraphics[width=.2\linewidth]{example-image-a}}
\caption{This is a figure}
\end{figure*}
\lipsum[1-10]
\end{document}
Note that column-spanning floats in twocolumn mode will always follow the page where you put the figure* environment. If you want it on a different page, you need to adjust the placement accordingly.
The stfloats package provides this functionality
\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{stfloats}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
bla bla bla bla bla bla (text)
\begin{figure*}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width = 6 cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{Hi! I'm Figure A.}
\label{fig:figureA}
\end{figure*}
\begin{figure*}[b]
\centering
\includegraphics[width = 6 cm]{example-image-b}
\caption{Figure B, thats me!.}
\label{fig:figureB}
\end{figure*}
\def\a{bla bla bla bla bla bla (text)}
\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
zzz \a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a\a
\end{document}
Best Answer
You can specify no top or bottom floats in the column. (The class ought to do this in its maketitle definition)