General ⇒ Put a figure to the top of a page

[Alcol]

I have a figure,
I put like that

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\begin{figure}[t]
  \centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{./sdcsc}
    \caption{dsscdsfad.}
    \label{DrugConfront}
\end{figure}

Do you know why the figure can not stay at the top of the page?
A beginner

[gmedina]

Latex handles figures and tables as floating objects. If you want to "force" the position, use something like

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\begin{figure}[!tp]

[localghost]

Do not restrict LaTeX so strongly in placing figures. Try a combination of parameters for figure placement.

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\begin{figure}[!ht]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{./sdcsc}
  \caption{dsscdsfad.}\label{DrugConfront}
\end{figure}

The exclamation mark slackens the strong rules of figure placement. You should add that as a minimum to your parameter list for placing the figure at the top of the page. But note that the compiler will overwrite this (according to a message in the log file). I suggest the parameters as given in the code above. For me they yield to the best results.