Inserting a transparent background image

Question

I am wanting to include a signature on a document using

    Signed:\\
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{Signature}
    \rule[1em]{25em}{0.5pt}

The image is .png with a transparent background. However, no matter what method I have tried (converting to eps, TikZ, plus a few other suggestions here on stackexchange) the image always moves the line away from it. It does the same with text, where the image just moves the text around it.

How can I get it to just insert the image and disregard changing anything else near the image? [H], [h!], floats, transparency and a few others don't fix the issue.

A graphic is a box and has a size. But you can hide/change its size, e.g. \smash{...}. — Ulrike Fischer, May 23 '19 at 14:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '19 at 15:50

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    \smash{}

As recommended by Ulrike Fischer fixed the problem. The image is now able to move freely without interrupting text or the ruled line. It also doesn't interfere with other images. The transparent background is also preserved.

answered May 23 '19 at 15:50

Kendall

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '19 at 14:44

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Have you tried to put "\\" also after the \includegraphics command? The way you did, LaTeX puts the line after the picture.

answered May 23 '19 at 14:44

Filipe Mendonça de Lima

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Yes I did, it doesn't fix the issue. – Kendall May 23 '19 at 15:46

Inserting a transparent background image

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