Various options can be used for scaling and cropping. Note that \textwidth and \columnwidth can be your friends for such operations -- most often, \columnwidth. \includegraphics[clip,width=\columnwidth]{ols2003-ipsec-fig-input} \includegraphics[scale=0.9]{scsi-ds} \includegraphics[clip,height=3.0in]{relayarch} \includegraphics[width=2cm]{tpch-host-based-component} \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{tpcw-component} \includegraphics{efi-fig5} This one uses 90 percent of the column width: \includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{rmap_shadow_pages}