+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section
+Floats Side by Side
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Floats ! Side by side
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+To place floats side by side, as in Figures
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "fig:Float-left"
+
+\end_inset
+
+ and
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "fig:Float-right"
+
+\end_inset
+
+, only
+\emph on
+one
+\emph default
+ float is used.
+ In it two minipage boxes are inserted.
+\begin_inset Foot
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Minipages are explained in section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:Minipages"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ The width is set to 45
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+-50
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+column% and the box alignment to
+\family sans
+Bottom
+\family default
+ 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