How to Add Captions in Microsoft Word

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When you add an object such as an image, table, figure or chart to a Microsoft Word document, you may find it necessary to add a caption to the object. A caption can be used to explain what the object is or provide a reference name (such as Figure 1) to an object in your Word document.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Microsoft Word

Step1

Start Microsoft Word and open an existing document that has an item, such as an image or chart, or start a new document and add an object you can apply a caption to so you can practice adding captions to a document.

Step2

Select the object with your mouse by either clicking on the object or dragging over it with your mouse.

Step3

Go to the "Insert" menu, select "Reference" and then click on "Caption…" to bring up the "Caption" dialog box.

Step4

Key the caption you would like to have for your object in the "Caption" field in the dialog box. This is the actual caption that will show up in your document for the object.

Step5

Choose the label options by choosing a label type from the "Label" options. If you don't see a label that appropriately fits your object, click the "New Label…" button to type a new label for your object caption.

Step6

Set the label position and make a choice if you want to exclude the label from the caption.

Step7

Click the "Numbering…" button if you would like to set automatic numbering for all the captions in your document and click the "OK" button to apply the caption to your object.