Dan Kaplan wrote:
Dear Lyx Users,
I am writing an article and I want to follow IEEE format guidelines.
So I'm
making my article two columns. However, I have an equation which is
too long
for a single column. Rather than break the equation in two, the IEEE
has the
equation move to the bottom of the page where it can span across both
columns without breaking. It is further separated from the text by a
horizontal line. How can I create this with LaTeX?
Use a figure float. (Or a table float or algorithm float if you prefer.)
The type of float only affects the caption.
A figure float may span both columns, and it can be set to appear at
the bottom of the page. It will be numbered too, and the number
can be used for automatic referencing.
Instead of an actual graphich, put your wide formula inside the float.
Take care so it doesn't accidentally get into the caption though.
You can remove the caption if you don't want it - although it is
generally useful to have.
Helge Hafting
