> When I add a picture in a float this picture may be set as top on a side.
> Unfortunately the caption has to be below the picture and is in the same style
> as the "normal" text, so it's sometimes difficult to see where to read
> further.
The following will control the whitespace between the caption and text
below:
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{3pt}
\setlength{\textfloatsep}{1.0cm}
Put them in the preamble and adjust the lengths to your liking.
There are also several packages (caption2, hangcaption) for more complicated
caption layouts.
good luck,
Steve
