[R] Page width figures in Latex

[Jim Lemon]

bRotheRs & sisteRs,
I am once again attempting to learn enough Latex voodoo to get something 
done, and failing comically. The document "RJAuthorguide.pdf"
mentions that one can get page width figures through the use of the 
"figure*" or "table* environments, but despite considerable searching 
through the mail archives and reading Frank Harrell's discussion of 
"Using Latex Figure Environments for Plots" until my eyes went on 
strike, I am nowhere near a solution. Would anyone be kind enough to 
point me to the Idiot's Guide to Latex Figure Environments?

Jim