Floating objects

Floating objects are allowed to move on the page independently from the main text. Usually they contain figures or tables which are too large to nicely fit into the main text. A floating object may be inserted using Insert→Page insertion→Floating object.

You may also create a floating object and directly insert a figure or table inside it using Insert→Page insertion→Floating figure resp. Insert→Page insertion→Floating table. However, sometimes you might want to insert several smaller figures or tables inside one floating object. You may do this using Insert→Image→Small figure resp. Insert→Table→Small table.

After creating a floating object, you may control its position using Insert→Position float (when inside the float). You may specify whether you allow the floating object to appear at the top of the page, at the bottom, directly in the text, or on the next page. By default, the float may appear everywhere. However, a floating object will never appear inside the main text at less than three lines from the bottom or the top of a page.