Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 9, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Captions are often used in magazine and book publishing around specific items, such as figures or tables. For instance, you may want to include a caption for all your tables that says "Table" and then a number for the table, as in "Table 3." Word can automate this task for you by adding captions whenever you insert a table or some other object in your document.
To configure Word so it automatically adds captions, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The AutoCaption dialog box.
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2021-01-11 12:14:41
Jen M.
Thanks, this tip on auto captions was worth its weight in gold. I co-author a lot of lengthy reports, and the other authors don't understand how to format captions. This will save us all a ton of time. I just updated my templates. Thank you!!!
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