Captions with pictures

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Captions with pictures

Janet Standeven 0

How do I add captions that stay with pictures in word?

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Answer 1

Hi, @Janet Standeven

If you want the caption to move and stay with the picture, Word can group them together.

If you haven’t tried it yet, first select the picture, then go to "References" > "Insert Caption" and enter the caption.

If the picture and caption still separate when you move them, set the picture's "Wrap Text" to an option other than "In Line with Text." Then select both the picture and caption and choose "Group" > "Group."

Are you using the Word desktop app on Windows or Word for the web?

Do you want the caption to move with the picture when you reposition it, or are you having a different problem with the caption?

Click "Add comment" to let me know.

Thanks!

Answer 2

In Word, the most reliable way to keep a caption with a picture is to make the picture a floating object and then group the picture and caption together:

Insert the picture.
Select Layout Options and choose one of the With Text Wrapping options.
Add the caption: References > Insert Caption.
Select the caption, then hold Shift and select the picture.
Right-click either item and choose Group > Group.

That lets text wrap around the picture and caption, and they move together as one unit.

Important: set the text wrapping option before inserting the caption. If the caption was already inserted, delete it, change the wrapping, and then add the caption again.

After moving pictures, update caption numbering:

Press Ctrl+A to select the whole document.
Right-click and choose Update Field, or press F9.

Another simple option is to place the picture and caption in a table cell. That also keeps them together when moved.