I have a textbook that includes images--and I don't care that they are placed wherever. But for the workbook, its confusing for the readers if the images float to another location. If the items don't appear in this order, it really gets confusing, as basically there is an activity that says "color the map" and students can't find the map--even if its just a page later. TitleInstructionsImageRequirements In other words, I can't have it float somewhere else, though if a page break is needed before it or after it, then that is okay, if that is what is needed to get it to appear. I thought "here" and "force" were supposed to be the commands to achieve this, but its still resulting in the image appearing after requirements or sometimes, after the next activity, which is too confusing to readers. \placefigure[here, force]{Map of New Mexico}{\externalfigure[map1a][width=.8\textwidth]} What more is needed to make it appear exactly as the next item after instructions, and before requirements, without floating away, even if that means a lot of empty space is going to be added to the page? --Joel