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Use the graphicx package with the following command in the preamble:
\usepackage{graphicx}
Yes, there are others but this is the best and most widely used. -
Insert the figure: using the figure environment as follows:
\begin{figure}[htb]
\center{\includegraphics[width=5cm] {pic-name.png}}
\caption{\label{1} My figure. An example of a cool figure}
\end{figure}