5.5. Positioning Tables

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5.5.1. Horizontal Alignment

The horizontal alignment of a table can be controlled by setting the align parameter of the table filter. The permitted values are:

Value	Meaning
Left	left-align the table
Center	center the table
Right	right-align the table
Inner	align the table with the inner margin
Outer	align the table with the outer margin

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Note: The wide parameter changes the left indent of a table to include the sidehead of a page. Therefore, the wide parameter will impact the horizontal positioning of any table which is not right-aligned.

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5.5.2. Vertical Positioning

The vertical placement of a table can be controlled by setting the placement parameter of the table filter. The permitted values are:

Value	Meaning
Float	next column if necessary
Pagetop	top of the next page
Columntop	top of the next column
Lefttop	top of the next left-hand page
Righttop	top of the next right-hand page