Unordered tables in latex
I have a document with several tables, and LaTeX has decided to place the tables in disorder: Tables 4 and 5 are located in page 6, while Table 3 is located in page 7 (this may or may not be related to the fact that it is a two-column document, and Table 3 is a two-column table while Tables 4 and 5 take up a single column).

This is an issue I find frequently, but I have never found a solution other than randomly fiddling with the document until I get lucky and LaTeX decides to place the tables in order. Is there another solution?

Note that if there's no way to have LaTeX place the tables in document order, I would be happy if it I could at least re-number the tables (i.e., rename Table 3 to "Table 5"). But finding Table 4 when one hasn't found Table 3 yet in the document is crazy and confusing for the reader.
Unordered tables in latex
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I have a document with several tables, and LaTeX has decided to place the tables in disorder: Tables 4 and 5 are located in page 6, while Table 3 is located in page 7 (this may or may not be related to the fact that it is a two-column document, and Table 3 is a two-column table while Tables 4 and 5 take up a single column).

This is an issue I find frequently, but I have never found a solution other than randomly fiddling with the document until I get lucky and LaTeX decides to place the tables in order. Is there another solution?

Note that if there's no way to have LaTeX place the tables in document order, I would be happy if it I could at least re-number the tables (i.e., rename Table 3 to "Table 5"). But finding Table 4 when one hasn't found Table 3 yet in the document is crazy and confusing for the reader.