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  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Prerequisites
    • 1.2 Step-by-Step Implementation
    • 1.3 Key Takeaways
    • 1.4 Further Reading

Converting R data.frames to pdf for better placement control in latex draft: true pdf report

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Ronald (Ryy) Glenn Thomas

UCSD

Published

July 1, 2025

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1 Introduction

As a longtime rmarkdown user, I have often been frustrated by the lack of control over the placement of tables in the pdf output.

I recently came across a stackoverflow post that expressed the same frustration.

“I have read what feels like 100 articles and threads on the topic and tried so many things I have lost count of it all but am still stuck. I have managed to make some minor improvements but still not all tables and plots are being placed where I am intending them to be.”

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73515608/how-to-control-placement-of-tables-and-plots-in-rmarkdown-for-pdf-output

https://stackoverflow.com/users/17846738/k-j

1.1 Prerequisites

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1.3 Key Takeaways

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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@online{(ryy)_glenn_thomas2025,
  author = {(Ryy) Glenn Thomas, Ronald},
  title = {Converting {R} Data.frames to Pdf for Better Placement
    Control in Latex Draft: True Pdf Report},
  date = {2025-07-01},
  url = {https://focusonr.org/posts/table_placement_rmarkdown/},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
(Ryy) Glenn Thomas, Ronald. 2025. “Converting R Data.frames to Pdf for Better Placement Control in Latex Draft: True Pdf Report.” July 1, 2025. https://focusonr.org/posts/table_placement_rmarkdown/.

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