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<H1>5.5. Positioning Tables</H1>
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<H2><A NAME="Horizontal Alignment">5.5.1. Horizontal Alignment</A></H2>
<P>The horizontal alignment of a table can be controlled by setting the <EM>align</EM> parameter of the <A HREF="../ref/ftable.html">table</A> filter. The permitted values are:</P>
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<TR CLASS="heading">
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<STRONG>Value</STRONG>
</TD>
<TD>
<STRONG>Meaning</STRONG>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Left
</TD>
<TD>
left-align the table
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Center
</TD>
<TD>
center the table
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Right
</TD>
<TD>
right-align the table
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Inner
</TD>
<TD>
align the table with the inner margin
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Outer
</TD>
<TD>
align the table with the outer margin
</TD>
</TR>
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<STRONG>Note: </STRONG>The <EM>wide</EM> parameter changes the left indent of a table to include the sidehead of a page. Therefore, the <EM>wide</EM> parameter will impact the horizontal positioning of any table which is not right-aligned.
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<H2><A NAME="Vertical Positioning">5.5.2. Vertical Positioning</A></H2>
<P>The vertical placement of a table can be controlled by setting the <EM>placement</EM> parameter of the <A HREF="../ref/ftable.html">table</A> filter. The permitted values are:</P>
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<STRONG>Value</STRONG>
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<TD>
<STRONG>Meaning</STRONG>
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<TD>
Float
</TD>
<TD>
next column if necessary
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Pagetop
</TD>
<TD>
top of the next page
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Columntop
</TD>
<TD>
top of the next column
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
Lefttop
</TD>
<TD>
top of the next left-hand page
</TD>
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<TD>
Righttop
</TD>
<TD>
top of the next right-hand page
</TD>
</TR>
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