Curriculum Areas: Language arts/math/social studies/science
Grade Level: 2 and up
Application: Microsoft® Word 2002
Tip: Insert a caption above or below a picture or table
Description: When you insert pictures or tables into a document, you can add labels such as Figure 1 or Table 1. You can even write your own captions to further identify which picture is which.
How to:
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Start Word, and open a new document or one that you have been working on.
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Insert a picture either from the Word clip art collection or from an outside source such as a digital camera, a scanner, or the Internet. Select Picture from the Insert menu to insert the picture of your choice.
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Once the picture is in your document, resize it as you need to by dragging from one of the corner boxes.
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To add a caption to your picture, click Insert, Reference, and then Caption.
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Select the type of label to use from the Label drop-down box (for example, Figure). You can also add your own label if the ones available aren't exactly what you need. Just click the New Label button, and type your own text to use for the caption.
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Select the type of numbering to use by clicking the Numbering button.
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In the Position drop-down box, specify whether to place the caption above the selected item or below the selected item.
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When you're finished, click OK to see the new caption.
How to Add a Caption Above or Below a Table:
1.
Select the entire table and then right-click it.
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Follow the steps listed above to add a caption to your table.
Caption Formatting Tips:
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Right-click one of the captions, and choose Select Text with Similar Formatting.
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With all the captions in your document selected, apply the formatting you want, such as bold and italic.
