[pdftex] placing graphics in latex in exactly a given position in the text

[Martin Schröder]

2007/10/22, Alessandro Bernardini <alessandro.bernardini.1979 at gmail.com>:
> Sorry that I disturb you; I have following question:

This is not pdftex-specific. See
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes

> how can i force latex to place a graphic (figure in a pdf file) exactly in a
> given position, before the text continues ?
>
> with the command
> \begin{figure*}[h]
> \includegraphics{myfigure.pdf}
> \end[figure*}

Why do you use figure at all?

If that's not enough: http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=abspos

Best
   Martin