Figures
Before including figures, make sure the followings:
Export all images to PDF format. Converting image files (e.g., PNG) to PDF does not render well; you must export the vectorized images to PDF.
Crop white margins around the image. If you use Mac OS or Linux, you can simply type the following command in a terminal, which will crop image.pdf and save it to image-crop.pdf:
Figures in Column
Use the following template to include figures in column:
Use the following options for all figures:
The width can be configured proportionally. The following example sets the width to 0.9 * \columnwidth:
If the figure seems too large, use scale instead of width as the option for \includegraphics:
Make sure the label starts with the prefix fig:.
Figures in Page
Use the following template to include tables that expand to the full page.
Use the \textwidth option instead of \columnwidth for \resizebox.
See the other explanations for the .
Use the following template to create sub-figures.
The subfigure environment requires the subcaption package.
Put \vspace{0.5em} at the end of every sub-figure except for the very last one.