+ for each minipage.
+ The minipage boxes contain the image and the caption in the same way as
+ they are in a float.
+ The only difference is that the image unit
+\family sans
+Column
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Width
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+%
+\family default
+ is now calculated according to the width of the minipage boxes.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Float figure
+wide false
+sideways false
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Box Frameless
+position "b"
+hor_pos "c"
+has_inner_box 1
+inner_pos "t"
+use_parbox 0
+use_makebox 0
+width "45col%"
+special "none"
+height "1in"
+height_special "totalheight"
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\align center
+\begin_inset Graphics
+ filename clipart/mobius.eps
+ lyxscale 50
+ width 100col%
+ scaleBeforeRotation
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Caption
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "fig:Float-left"
+
+\end_inset
+
+Float on the left side.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset space \hfill{}
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Box Frameless
+position "b"
+hor_pos "c"
+has_inner_box 1
+inner_pos "t"
+use_parbox 0
+use_makebox 0
+width "45col%"
+special "none"
+height "1in"
+height_special "totalheight"
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\align center
+\begin_inset Graphics
+ filename clipart/platypus.eps
+ lyxscale 50
+ width 100col%
+ scaleBeforeRotation
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Caption
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "fig:Float-right"
+
+\end_inset
+
+Float on the right side.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section
+Caption Formatting
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Caption ! Formatting
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Floats ! Caption Formatting
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "sec:Caption-Formatting"
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+The
+\family sans
+Caption
+\family default
+ environment is the default paragraph environment for
+\family sans
+Floats
+\family default
+.
+ On the LyX screen captions appear as label, e.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+g.
+\begin_inset space \space{}
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+
+\family sans
+Figure #:
+\family default
+
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ followed by the caption text.
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+#
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ is the actual reference number.
+ By default the label and the number are in the same font as the caption
+ text and a colon follows the number to divide the label from the text.
+ This caption format is not suitable for all document formats.
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+To change the default caption format, load the LaTeX-package
+\series bold
+caption
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LaTeX-packages ! caption
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ in the document preamble with this line:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+usepackage[format definition]{caption}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+To have for example the label and the number in sans-serif bold font and
+ the table captions always above the table as in this document, use the
+ following command:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+usepackage[labelfont={bf,sf}, tableposition=top]{caption}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+You can also define different caption formats for the different float types.
+ In this case load the
+\series bold
+caption
+\series default
+ package without format specific options and define the different formats
+ with the help of the command
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[float type]{format definition}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+in the document preamble.
+ For example the caption formats of Figure
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "fig:This-is-an-fig"
+
+\end_inset
+
+ and Table
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "tab:This-is-an-tab"
+
+\end_inset
+
+ can be created using these commands in the document preamble:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+usepackage[tableposition=top]{caption}
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[figure]{labelfont={tt}, textfont=it, indention=1cm,%
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Phantom HPhantom
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[figure]{
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+labelsep=period}
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[table]{labelfont={bf,sf}}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Greyedout
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\series bold
+Note:
+\series default
+ The option
+\series bold
+tableposition=top
+\series default
+ has no effect when a
+\series bold
+KOMA-Script
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LaTeX-packages ! KOMA-Script
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ document class is used.
+ In this case the document class option
+\series bold
+captions=tableheading
+\series default
+ must be used.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+For more information about the package
+\series bold
+caption
+\series default
+ we refer to its documentation
+\begin_inset CommandInset citation
+LatexCommand cite
+key "caption"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+To change the label name from e.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+g.
+\begin_inset space \space{}
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+Figure
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ to
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+Image
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ use this preamble command:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+renewcommand{
+\backslash
+fnum@figure}{Image~
+\backslash
+thefigure}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+where
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+thefigure
+\series default
+ inserts the figure number and
+\series bold
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+~
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ creates a protected space.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
+\end_inset
+
+If you are using a
+\series bold
+KOMA-Script
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LaTeX-packages ! KOMA-Script
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ document class (
+\family sans
+article (KOMA-Script)
+\family default
+,
+\family sans
+book (KOMA-Script)
+\family default
+,
+\family sans
+letter (KOMA-Script)
+\family default
+, or
+\family sans
+report (KOMA-Script)
+\family default
+
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+), you can alternatively to the
+\series bold
+caption
+\series default
+ package use
+\series bold
+KOMA-Script
+\series default
+'s built-in command
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+setkomafont
+\series default
+.
+ For example, to have the caption label in bold, add this command to your
+ document preamble:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+setkomafont{captionlabel}{
+\backslash
+bfseries}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+For more information about
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+setkomafont
+\series default
+ we refer to the
+\series bold
+KOMA-Script
+\series default
+ documentation
+\begin_inset CommandInset citation
+LatexCommand cite
+key "KOMA-Script"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset ERT
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[figure]{labelfont={tt}, textfont=it, indention=1cm, labelsep=period
+}
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The caption format is changed only for this example.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Float figure
+placement !p
+wide false
+sideways false
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\align center
+\begin_inset Graphics
+ filename clipart/mobius.eps
+ lyxscale 50
+ scale 50
+ scaleBeforeRotation
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Caption
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "fig:This-is-an-fig"
+
+\end_inset
+
+This is an example figure caption that is longer than one line to show the
+ different caption format.
+ Here a self-defined caption format is used.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset ERT
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+
+\backslash
+captionsetup[figure]{labelfont={bf,sf}, textfont=rm, indention=0cm, labelsep=col
+on}
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Float table
+placement !p
+wide false
+sideways false
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Caption
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "tab:This-is-an-tab"
+
+\end_inset
+
+This is an example table caption that is longer than one line to show the
+ different caption format.
+ Here the standard caption format for tables in this document is used.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\align center
+\begin_inset Tabular
+<lyxtabular version="3" rows="1" columns="5">
+<features tabularvalignment="middle">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0">
+<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0">
+<row>
+<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
+\begin_inset Text
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+a
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+</cell>
+<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
+\begin_inset Text
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+b
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+</cell>
+<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
+\begin_inset Text
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+c
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+</cell>
+<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
+\begin_inset Text
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+d
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+</cell>
+<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
+\begin_inset Text
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+e
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+</cell>
+</row>
+</lyxtabular>
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section
+Caption Placement
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Caption ! Placement
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Floats ! Caption Placement
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "sec:Caption-Placement"
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+The common caption placement rule is:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Figure: Caption is set below the figure
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Table: Caption is set above the table
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Having the caption above the table is unfortunately not supported in LaTeX's
+ standard classes.
+ That means if you are using the document classes
+\family sans
+article
+\family default
+,