How do I add an image in the upper, left-hand corner using TikZ and graphicx

Question

This is perhaps a simple question with a simple answer, but I'm stumped as a tikz novice. What would be the best method to add an image (logo) file to the upper left-hand corner of my document?

sample document with desired result

MWE:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{showframe}
%\usepackage{tikz}
%\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\section*{Lorem Ipsum}

\lipsum[1]

\end{document}

I wish to avoid using fancyhdr to achieve this result.

Do you want the image on every page of your document, or only on one? — Jake, Dec 19 '11 at 06:06
Every page would be preferable, but both solutions would be great to see (if anyone is willing/has the time). Sorry, I failed to mention this. — user2473, Dec 19 '11 at 06:09
If you want the image on every page, you can put your TikZ code into the header (http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/4930/tikzpicture-on-every-page). If you only need it for a single page, \tikz [remember picture, overlay] \node at (current page.north west) [anchor=north west] {\includegraphics{...}}; should do the trick. — Jake, Dec 19 '11 at 06:13
You can also find an example similar to what Jake has given in the pgf manual on page 200. (version 2.10) — percusse, Dec 19 '11 at 06:17
This does the trick! Do you know if there's any way to eliminate the extra spacing the \tikz command generates that forces the text downward by about \baselineskip? — user2473, Dec 19 '11 at 06:22
@Caleb: Try putting a % at the end of the line containing the TikZ code. — Jake, Dec 19 '11 at 06:23
To follow up @Jake's comment above you may also need to shift the image from the top left corner. To achieve this work with the shift option, e.g. \tikz [remember picture, overlay] \node [shift={(1cm,-1cm)}] at (current page.north west) [anchor=north west] {\includegraphics{...}}; — mabalenk, Jun 02 '20 at 11:09

score 25 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '11 at 06:21

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While tikz is powerful, eso-pic can also be used to perform this via \AddToShipoutPictureBG (or \AddToShipoutPictureFG):

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage{lipsum}% http://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum
\usepackage{showframe}% http://ctan.org/pkg/showframe
\usepackage{eso-pic}% http://ctan.org/pkg/eso-pic
\usepackage{graphicx}% http://ctan.org/pkg/graphicx

\AddToShipoutPictureBG{%
  \AtPageUpperLeft{\raisebox{-\height}{\includegraphics[width=1.5in]{tiger}}}%
}

\begin{document}

\section*{Lorem Ipsum}
\lipsum[1-50]

\end{document}

answered Dec 19 '11 at 06:21

Werner

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How can you include this on one single page? Now it shows up in multiple pages. – kexxcream Aug 04 '16 at 17:37
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@kexxcream: Use the starred version: \AddToShipoutPictureBG* or \..FG*. Add it to the page of interest and it will be added when the page is shipped out. – Werner Aug 04 '16 at 19:30

score 24 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

You can use the background package which internally relies on tikz to place either an imported graphic logo or a logo created with a tikzpicture on each page or on selected pages:

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The code below places the image on each page. However, if you only want to place the logo on some of the pages you would simply load the package with the some option:

 \usepackage[some]{background}

and then issue the \BgThispage on the pages where you wanted the logo. An example of including the image on specific pages (ex, 2, 3, and 6) can be found in Image on top specified page.

Note

Need at least two runs to see the logo.

Code:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[all]{background}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{showframe}
\usepackage{tikz}
\newcommand{\MyGraphicLogo}{% For imported graphic logo
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,yshift=-2cm, xshift=2cm]
  \node at (0,0) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{foo}};
 \end{tikzpicture}
}
\newcommand{\MyTikzLogo}{% For a logo drawn with TikZ
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,yshift=-1cm, xshift=1cm]
    \draw [cyan,fill=yellow] (0cm,0cm) 
        -- (2cm,  0cm) 
        -- (2cm, -2cm)
        -- (0cm, -2cm)
        -- cycle;
 \end{tikzpicture}
}
%\SetBgContents{\MyGraphicLogo}% Select included image
\SetBgContents{\MyTikzLogo}% Select tikz picture
\SetBgPosition{current page.north west}% Select location
\SetBgOpacity{1.0}% Select opacity
\SetBgAngle{0.0}% Select roation of logo
\SetBgScale{1.0}% Select scale factor of logo
\begin{document}
\section*{Lorem Ipsum}
\lipsum[1-12]
\end{document}

Thanks for the answer based on the background package. Suppose I would like to do exactly the same thing but with the logo placed on the top right corner. I try to set the position as current page.north east. It doesn't seem to work (no picture). May I please know what is the problem in this case? — Abhimanyu Arora, Sep 16 '14 at 09:57
@AbhimanyuArora: I think you'll need to adjust the xshift to be negative in that case. If that does not solve your issue, please post a new question. — Peter Grill, Sep 16 '14 at 16:31

How do I add an image in the upper, left-hand corner using TikZ and graphicx

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