Is there a way to get LaTeX to place figures in the same page as a reference to that figure?

Question

I am using LaTeX and the figure environment.

I am well familiar with the parameters to that environment: [htbp], and I am also generally familiar with the strategies tha

Answer 1

If you want force this behaviour on all of your figures try

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\usepackage{float}
\floatplacement{figure}{H}
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