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So I am using the report class, and every time I try to create a new \chapter it creates it on a new blank page with just the title. I have tried using \usepackage{etoolbox} but I keep getting Latex Error: Float(s) lost and will not compile. I want to start my chapter on the same page, but I can not figure out how.

Link to full .tex file: http://pastebin.com/Tf55ZmAv

\documentclass[12pt, letterpaper, twocolumn]{report}
\usepackage{fullpage}
\usepackage[pdftex,hypertexnames=false,linktocpage=true]{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\begin{document}
\title{TITLE}
\author{RPBruiser}
\date{April 13, 2015}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
Stuff is here.
\end{abstract}
\renewcommand{\chaptername}{}
\chapter{Introduction}
Context of Chapter 1
\chapter{Methods}
\section{Housing}
Information 123525
-------------HERE IS WHERE I WANT TO BE ON SAME PAGE-------------
\begingroup
\renewcommand{\clearpage}{}
\chapter{results}
\endgroup
\end{document}
RPBruiser
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    Please add a complete example that shows the problem. If I try the following document it all comes on one page, so your page breaks are due to code you have not shown or described, which makes it hard to help. \documentclass{report} \begin{document} \chapter{Zzzzzzzzz} \section{This} xxxx \section{That} yyyyyyy \end{document} – David Carlisle Apr 22 '15 at 16:02
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    \chapter always starts on a new page, but does not force a page break after the title. – David Carlisle Apr 22 '15 at 16:03
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    using crystal ball, i guess that you're placing the \chapter{...} commands in one file, followed by \include{filename}. if that's what you're doing, you need to place the \chapter{...} command within the file to be \included, since \include by definition starts a new page, as does \chapter as already noted by david carlisle.. – barbara beeton Apr 22 '15 at 16:27
  • @barbarabeeton @david-carlisle I have updated my question to include the actual code. And let me be a tad more specific. I have \chapter{Methods} and \chapter{Results}, however, these are on two separate pages, a page break before the title of Results chapter. This something I do not want. I want the end of Methods and beginning of Results o be on one page – RPBruiser Apr 23 '15 at 02:24
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    Please create a small document which shows the problem - you only need a few lines. Questions here should be self-contained so they remain useful even when the contents of external links changes or disappears. Here's a link to some help with creating a minimal working example (MWE). I'm not clear right now whether the problem is just that a new chapter starts a new page or if it is that a new chapter starts a new page and all the new page contains is the title of that chapter. Are you using the default chapter format? Or have you customised it? – cfr Apr 23 '15 at 02:55
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    @cfr I have now added working code that explains my problem – RPBruiser Apr 23 '15 at 18:52
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    Looks like a duplicate of Start new chapter on same page – erik Apr 23 '15 at 19:10
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    @erik No. I think maybe of this linked question, though. Notice that the OP is using twocolumn and the comments on the original question mention the solution there failing in twocolumn mode. But the question linked from there does contain a solution. Perhaps the OP could say whether that question seems to be a duplicate? – cfr Apr 23 '15 at 20:48
  • @cfr Thanks, I didn't notice the comment about twocolumn. – erik Apr 23 '15 at 21:27
  • @cfr The link you posted is very close to what I wish to do, however, I want the chapter titles to also be two columned, however if it is no possible I can fill gaps with figures. Thank you so much for your help. – RPBruiser Apr 24 '15 at 02:19

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